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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Colorado 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?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$38.02$18.62 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$21.38 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $16 to $63
$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $38

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
$15.49
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$70.79
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$251.19
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.05
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 29th of 51

$38.02

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.