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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 October 2026.

How much does Pap Test Slide Screening cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $31.62.

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 $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $15 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $10professional $28

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 14th of 51

$23.44

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.