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Pap Test Slide Screening

Arizona 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $14.79.

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

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $31Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $13

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
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.91

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

Arizona· 44th of 51

$12.59

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.