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Pap Test Slide Screening

Connecticut 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8.13 to $20.42.

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 $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $10Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10$20$50facility $10professional $11

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$10.00
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$33.88
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$41.69

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 51st of 51

$10.72

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.