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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Maryland 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 physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $18.62 to $46.77.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $17 to $62
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $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. 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
$17.38
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$69.18

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 30th 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.