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Pap Test Slide Screening

New Mexico 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $13.80 to $19.05.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $13 to $29Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $18

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
$12.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.84

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 13th of 51

$18.62

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.