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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Maine 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?

$29.51

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.50 to $50.12.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $47 to $51Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $18 to $58
$10$20$50$100facility $50professional $29

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
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$46.77
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Community Health Options
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$57.54
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$79.43

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 45th of 51

$29.51

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.