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Pap Test Slide Screening

South Dakota 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $45.71.

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 $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $40Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $12 to $50
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $46

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
$11.75
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$91.20
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$26.30
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$45.71

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.