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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

North Dakota 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.98 to $40.74.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $29Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $24 to $52
$20$50$100facility $17professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 18th of 51

$28.84

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.