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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

Rhode Island 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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 4 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$25.70$25.12 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$63.10 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $33 to $155Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $24 to $36
$20$50$100facility $72professional $26

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 42nd of 51

$25.70

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.