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Pap Test Slide Screening

New Jersey 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.55 to $13.49.

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 $16,218 · 10th to 90th $13,804 to $16,218Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $16,218professional $12

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
$8.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$26.30
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$24.55
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,803.84
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$16,218.10
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.50

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 46th of 51

$12.30

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.