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Pap Test Slide Screening

Georgia 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.23 to $21.38.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $11Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $14

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
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$41.69

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 28th of 51

$14.13

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.