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Pap Test Slide Screening

Indiana 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$6.03 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$16.60 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $56Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $19professional $13

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
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$3.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$2,089.30
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$26.92

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$14.79

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.