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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Maine rates for HCPCS 88153

Laboratory examination of a cervical screening (Pap) sample smeared directly onto a glass slide, in which a trained technologist reviews it and it is then reviewed a second time under a pathologist's supervision. The second look lowers the chance that a small number of abnormal cells is missed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $35.48.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $23 to $93Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$97.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$39.81

Where Maine sits

The same service costs 8.9 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Maine· 14th of 51

$29.51

TX $120KY $13.49

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.