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Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation

Nevada 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $83.18.

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 $58 · 10th to 90th $38 to $93
$20$50$100professional $58

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
$42.66
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$67.61
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$32.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$93.33
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.25
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$131.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$0.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$0.13
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$81.28
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$114.82

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 37th of 51

$57.54

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.