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Computer-Screened Cervical Cell Sample

Virginia 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?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$15.14 to $31.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$26.92 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $27 to $129Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $49
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $44professional $21

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
$25.12
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.12
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$48.98
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$58.88
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
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$5.01

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th of 51

$26.92

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.