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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

Colorado rates for HCPCS 88175

A cervical or vaginal cell sample collected into liquid and spread as a thin layer on a slide is first screened by an automated imaging system, and the areas it flags are then reviewed by a trained screener. Combining the machine pass with human review helps make sure abnormal cells are not missed. The work is done under a physician's supervision.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 from a hospital or other facility.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$26.92$22.39 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$47.86 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $20 to $123Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $59
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $27

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$48.98
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$104.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$61.66
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$9.12

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Colorado· 7th of 51

$53.70

AK $95.50MD $21.38

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.