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Other Diagnostic Services - Pap Smear

California rates for RC 0923

Other Diagnostic Services-Pap Smear

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Other Diagnostic Services - Pap Smear cost?

$174

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $89.13 to $302.

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 $85 to $10,000
$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0Kfacility $174

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
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where California sits

The same service costs 871.0 times more in Iowa than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $174 · 10th of 24
IA $19,055TX $21.88

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.