go back

Pap Test Slide Screening

Rhode Island 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$10.96 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$14.45 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $13 to $42Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $23
$10$20$50facility $18professional $16

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 32nd of 51

$18.20

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.