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Pap Test Slide Screening

Delaware 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.33 to $14.79.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $27Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$20facility $13professional $12

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$30.20

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 49th of 51

$12.30

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.