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Pap Test Slide Screening

Utah 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$13.49 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$13.49 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $93Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $32
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$23.99
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 36th of 51

$16.98

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.