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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

North Carolina 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 7 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$31.62$22.91 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$22.39 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $21 to $50Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $21 to $76
$20$50$100facility $26professional $32

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$64.57
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$251.19
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 23rd of 51

$30.90

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.