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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 July 2026.

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

$89.13

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.91 to $132.

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 $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $135Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $107 to $135
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $28professional $135

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77

Where California sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in Tennessee than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $89.13 · 4th of 34
TN $135MD $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.