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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

South 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 South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$28.84$23.99 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$22.91 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $14 to $66
$20$50$100facility $27professional $29

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
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$120.23
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$28.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 16th 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.