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Pap Test Slide Screening

Iowa 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 from a hospital or other facility.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.88$18.62 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$18.62 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $46Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $91
$20$50$100facility $23professional $22

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$40.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 20th of 51

$21.88

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.