Q0091 — Screening papanicolaou smear; obtaining, preparing and conveyance of cervical or vaginal smear to laboratory

What the market charges

Across 853 negotiated rates, the middle 80% fall between $18 and $97, with a median of $43.

What Medicare pays

Medicare allowed an average of $43 for this code, across 278,719 services billed by 7,295 providers. At the median, the market charges about what Medicare pays for this code.

Where this is billed, and what it costs there

The states billing Q0091 most, by Medicare service volume, each compared against the national average of $43. Each links to the providers Mishe lists there.

• New York — 863 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $49 — 14% above the national average
• Florida — 692 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $42 — 2% below the national average
• New Jersey — 477 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $48 — 12% above the national average
• California — 530 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $48 — 12% above the national average
• Pennsylvania — 420 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $42 — 2% below the national average
• Texas — 465 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $42 — 2% below the national average
• Massachusetts — 265 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $44 — 2% above the national average
• Georgia — 245 providers billed it, Medicare allowed $41 — 5% below the national average

Claim-editing rules

These are National Correct Coding Initiative procedure-to-procedure edits — the rules a payer applies when deciding whether two codes billed together are both payable.

Codes this one absorbs

Billed together, Q0091 is the payable code and these are not separately payable. 24 pairs in total.

• 99358 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99359 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99360 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99415 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99416 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99418 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99455 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99456 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99460 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99461 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99462 — a modifier may allow both to be paid
• 99463 — a modifier may allow both to be paid

Codes that absorb this one

Billed alongside any of these, Q0091 is not separately payable. 1 pairs in total.

• G0337 — no modifier can override this edit

Other codes

• J2777 — Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg
• J0897 — Injection, denosumab, 1 mg
• J9271 — Injection, pembrolizumab, 1 mg
• J0129 — Injection, abatacept, 10 mg (code may be used for medicare when drug administered under the direct supervision of a physician, not for use when drug is self administered)
• G0008 — Administration of influenza virus vaccine
• G0439 — Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
• J9144 — Injection, daratumumab, 10 mg and hyaluronidase-fihj
• J9299 — Injection, nivolumab, 1 mg
• J1745 — Injection, infliximab, excludes biosimilar, 10 mg
• J2357 — Injection, omalizumab, 5 mg

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