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Pap Test Slide Screening

Ohio 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.80$8.13 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$36.31 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $11 to $55Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20
$10$20$50facility $55professional $14

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.20
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$31.62
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$28.18

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 32nd of 51

$13.80

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.