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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

Louisiana 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$32.36$26.30 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$23.99 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $24 to $87Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $16 to $46
$20$50$100facility $33professional $32

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
$28.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$37.15
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.92

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 28th of 51

$32.36

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.