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Pap Test Slide Screening

Montana 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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$25.70$14.45 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$27.54 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $23 to $39Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$20$50facility $30professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$33.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$87.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.30

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$25.70

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.