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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

South 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 October 2026.

How much does Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample cost?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$26.92$18.62 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$54.95 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $34 to $158Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $16 to $54
$20$50$100$200facility $79professional $27

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
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$30.90
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$154.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$89.13
1 more rate 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$46.77

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.