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Pap Smear Screening With A Second Review

Iowa 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $22.91 to $107.

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 $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $89Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $23 to $107
$20$50$100facility $17professional $107

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 40

$38.90

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.