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Other Diagnostic Services - Pap Smear

California rates for RC 0923

Other Diagnostic Services - Pap Smear

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Other Diagnostic Services - Pap Smear cost?

$174

Typical facility fee. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $331.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $79 to $12,303
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $174

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$17,378.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$19,952.62

Where California sits

The same service costs 1047.1 times more in Iowa than in Texas. 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.

California· 6th of 17

$174

IA $19,055TX $18.20

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.