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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

Montana 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 July 2026.

How much does Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$50.12$35.48 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$35.48 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $33 to $81Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $33 to $76
$20$50facility $35professional $50

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

Montana· 8th of 51

$47.86

SD $95.50DC $19.95

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.