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Pap Test, Liquid-Based With Automated Screening

Nevada 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $14.13 to $26.92.

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 $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $38Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $36
$10$20$50facility $18professional $20

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
$14.13
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$36.31
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$38.90
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$51.29

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 45th of 51

$19.95

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.