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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Alabama rates for HCPCS Q0091

Screening Papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection cost?

$25.70

Typical physician fee. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $42.66.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $33Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $47
$10$20$50facility $29professional $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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$56.23

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in Minnesota than in Mississippi. 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.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$25.70

MN $52.48MS $23.44

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.