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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 October 2026.

How much does Pap Test Slide Screening cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.22 to $27.54.

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 $22 · 10th to 90th $11 to $46Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50facility $22professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$35.48
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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· 34th of 51

$17.38

AK $51.29NJ $10.47

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.