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Pap Test Slide Screening

Louisiana 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$18.20$12.30 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$18.62 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $16 to $51Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$1$2$5$10$20$50facility $26professional $18

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
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$9.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$3.89
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.00
Median
$1.00
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 17th of 51

$22.39

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.