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Pap Test Slide Screening

Illinois 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 Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12.88 to $15.49.

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 $50 · 10th to 90th $50 to $50Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $3 to $25
$5$10$20$50facility $50professional $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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 29th 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.