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Pap Test, Liquid-Based With Automated Screening

Illinois 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.89 to $27.54.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $69 to $69Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45
$5$10$20$50$100facility $69professional $21

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
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$158.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$51.29

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 32nd of 51

$21.38

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.