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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Utah 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?

$42.66

Typical physician fee. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 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 $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $35Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $17 to $72
$20$50$100facility $21professional $43

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
25 · Same-day visit
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$66.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$47.86
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$66.07

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 11th of 51

$42.66

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.