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Pap Test, Liquid-Based With Automated Screening

New Mexico 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?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.12 to $30.20.

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 $33 · 10th to 90th $20 to $49Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $18 to $41
$20$50$100facility $33professional $30

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
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$45.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$66.07
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 8th of 51

$30.20

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.