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Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation

Idaho rates for HCPCS 88160

This is the laboratory screening and interpretation of cells collected on a slide from a body site other than the cervix, such as sputum, urine, or a body cavity fluid, to look for abnormal or cancerous cells. A specialist examines the sample under a microscope and provides a written interpretation. It's a cell-based evaluation, similar in concept to a Pap smear but performed on a different type of specimen.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $151.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $54 to $158
$50$100professional $129

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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$37.15
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$151.36
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$43.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$54.95

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Utah. 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.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$129

MN $170UT $47.86

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.