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Pap Test, Liquid-Based With Automated Screening

South Dakota 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?

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $61.66.

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 $41 · 10th to 90th $29 to $81Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $20 to $69
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $41professional $35

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
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$2,818.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$34.67

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.