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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Kentucky 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?

$32.36

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $32.36 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$33.11$18.20 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$17.78 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $16 to $69
$10$20$50$100$200facility $22professional $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
$32.36
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$35.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$25.12
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$223.87
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$32.36

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.