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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Ohio 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.75$9.55 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$23.99 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $22 to $65Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $31
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $12

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$7.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$20.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$97.72
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$36.31

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th of 51

$20.42

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.