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Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice

Tennessee 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 July 2026.

How much does Conventional Cervical Slide, Screened Twice cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.20 to $23.99.

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 $115 · 10th to 90th $7 to $115Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $115professional $19

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$38.02
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.90

Where Tennessee sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Wyoming than in Rhode Island. 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.

Tennessee· 31st of 51

$19.05

WY $45.71RI $10.96

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.