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Pap Test Slide Screening

Tennessee 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.48 to $15.49.

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 $87 · 10th to 90th $7 to $87Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $26
$10$20$50$100facility $87professional $13

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
$11.48
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.50
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$24.55
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.11

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 34th of 51

$13.49

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.