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Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation

New Hampshire 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?

$107

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $107 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $186.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $46 to $219
$50$100$200professional $107

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
$45.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$223.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$154.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$158.49

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 9th of 51

$107

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.