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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Montana 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $34.67 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$34.67$21.88 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$36.31 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $26 to $51Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $14 to $41
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $35

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$43.65
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$138.04
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$40.74

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$34.67

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.