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Pap Test, Liquid-Based With Automated Screening

Florida rates for HCPCS 88174

Laboratory examination of cells collected from the cervix or vagina. The sample is collected into a preservative liquid, spread as a thin layer on a slide, and screened by an automated imaging system under a doctor's supervision, looking for abnormal or precancerous cells.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Pap Test, Liquid-Based With Automated Screening cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $26.30.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $23 to $72Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $17 to $30
$10$20$50facility $72professional $19

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$44.67
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$30.20
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$58.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14

Where Florida sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Wyoming than in Nebraska. 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.

Florida· 47th of 51

$19.50

WY $47.86NE $16.60

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.