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Screening Papanicolaou (Pap) Smear Collection

Vermont 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?

$44.67

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20.42 to $57.54.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $35Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $14 to $138
$10$20$50$100$200facility $17professional $45

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
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$117.49
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 3rd of 51

$44.67

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.