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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

Maryland 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?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.05 to $26.30.

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 $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $39Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $19 to $39
$20$50$100facility $32professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$52.48
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
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
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.37

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$21.38

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.