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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Washington, DC 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?

$28.18

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $44.67.

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 $15 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $16 to $47
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $28

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
$15.85
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$87.10

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 49th of 51

$28.18

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.