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Pap Test Slide Screening

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 88164

Laboratory examination of cells collected from the cervix or vagina during a Pap test. A trained screener looks at the slide under a microscope, under a doctor's oversight, to find cells that look abnormal or precancerous. Findings are reported using a widely used standard format for cervical cell results.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pap Test Slide Screening cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.59 to $17.78.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $12 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0professional $15

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
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $15.14 · 23rd of 51
SD $45.71CT $10.72

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.