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Cell Sample Smear Screening And Interpretation

New York 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?

$58.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $58.88 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $45.71 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $30 to $151
$50$100$200professional $59

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
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$85.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$69.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$114.82
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$154.88
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$46.77
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$102.33
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$48.98
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$107.15
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$147.91
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$165.96
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$114.82

Where New York 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 York· 33rd of 51

$58.88

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.