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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

New Mexico 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$16.22 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$16.22 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $78Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35
$10$20$50facility $21professional $21

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
$18.20
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$36.31

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 34th of 51

$21.38

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.