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Cervical Screening Sample, Computer Rescreen

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 88167

Laboratory examination of a cervical screening (Pap) sample in which a trained technologist reviews the slide and a computerised system then re-reviews it, picking out suspicious cells for a further look under a pathologist's supervision. Findings are reported using the standard descriptive system for cervical cell changes.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cervical Screening Sample, Computer Rescreen cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.14$9.55 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$12.88 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $83Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37
$10$20$50$100facility $29professional $15

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
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$8.32
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$3.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.0 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$15.14

AK $52.48NJ $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.