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Pap Test Slide Screening

Mississippi 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$20.42$11.75 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $17 to $33Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $9 to $33
$10$20facility $20professional $20

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
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.41
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.90

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 23rd of 51

$20.42

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.