Table 25. Calculating of Office Visits for Pap Smears

Age 20-64Age 65 & Older
CPT CodeNo. of Pap Visits% SmearsCost per Visit (MEDSTAT)Time (minutes)No. of Pap Visits% SmearsCost per Visit (MEDSTAT)Cost per Visit (Medicare)Time (minutes)
992112,5391.9$32.095262.2$32.09$13.895
9921210,6518.038.5910413.538.5924.8510
9921341,18830.950.621527823.950.6235.4515
9921444,05933.167.212536631.567.2154.8325
9921516,29212.289.654034629.889.6586.6240
992016900.554.631080.754.6328.8810
992022,0311.560.2720100.960.2746.4220
992036,4864.975.0130232.075.0163.6030
992046,4294.894.9645332.894.9695.0345
992052,7252.0113.0660302.6113.06119.1660
Average -- -- $64.3523.93 -- -- $70.11$60.4227.52
Range -- -- $50.62-$89.6515-40 -- -- $50.62-$89.65 $35.45-$86.6215-40
Cost per minute -- -- $2.70 -- -- -- $2.55$2.20 --
Cost per minute- range -- -- $2.24-$3.37 -- -- -- $2.24-$3.37$2.6-$2.37 --

NOTE: All cost estimates are reported in 1997 dollars. CPT = Current Procedures Terminology. SOURCE: Analysis by Health Economics Research, Inc., of MEDSTAT data.

From: 3, Results

Cover of Evaluation of Cervical Cytology
Evaluation of Cervical Cytology.
Evidence Reports/Technology Assessments, No. 5.
McCrory DC, Matchar DB, Bastian L, et al.

NCBI Bookshelf. A service of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health.