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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Indiana 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 6 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$33.11$18.20 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$19.05 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $89Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $33

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
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 42nd of 51

$33.11

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.