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Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation

Maine 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $58.88 to $155.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $59 to $229
$50$100$200professional $112

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
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.27
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.68
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$229.09
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$67.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$162.18
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$31.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$162.18

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 8th of 51

$112

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.