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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 October 2026.

How much does Pap Test Slide Screening cost?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$13.49 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$12.02 to $20.89

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $51Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10$20$50facility $17professional $17

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
$12.02
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$20.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.99

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 35th of 51

$17.38

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.