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Pap Test, Liquid-Based With Automated Screening

Tennessee 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $25.70.

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 $120 · 10th to 90th $14 to $251Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $51
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $120professional $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
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$50.12
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$52.48

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 40th of 51

$20.42

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.