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Pap Test Slide Screening

North Dakota 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 July 2026.

How much does Pap Test Slide Screening cost?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $16.22 to $45.71.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $14Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $10 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $35

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in South Dakota than in Connecticut. 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$33.11

SD $45.71CT $10.72

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.