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Pap Test Slide Screening

Kentucky 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $8.91 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$14.79$10.47 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.91$8.91 to $14.79

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $6 to $89
$10$20$50$100facility $9professional $15

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
$5.89
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$12.88

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.