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Pap Smear Screening With A Second Review

California rates for HCPCS 88154

Laboratory screening of cervical or vaginal cells on a slide for abnormal or precancerous changes, the test commonly known as a Pap smear. A technologist examines the slide under a microscope with a pathologist supervising, and this version includes a further review of the slide to catch anything the first pass might have missed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pap Smear Screening With A Second Review cost?

$107

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $107 to $135.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $19 to $60Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $107 to $135
$20$50$100facility $26professional $107

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
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$36.31

Where California sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Washington than in Maryland. 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.

California· 4th of 40

$107

WA $107MD $10.72

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.