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Cell Smear: Preparation, Screening And Interpretation

New Hampshire rates for HCPCS 88161

Covers preparing a slide from loose cells collected from a site other than the cervix, screening it under the microscope, and the physician's interpretation of what is found. The cells may have been brushed, washed, scraped or drawn off from a body surface or a fluid. The report sets out whether the cells look normal, inflamed, infected or abnormal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Smear: Preparation, 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 $56.23 to $195.

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
$47.86
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$162.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$257.04
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$75.86
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
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
$43.65
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$162.18

Where New Hampshire sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Minnesota than in Rhode Island. 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· 11th of 51

$107

MN $170RI $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.