Lab tests CPT 88142 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Batavia, NY — inpatient

In Batavia, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $73.31 to $73.31, with a median of $73.31. Across New York, the median is $70.20 at 53 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$73.31United Memorial Medical Center
Median$73.31half pay less
Highest$73.31in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY · (585) 343-6030 HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP $73.31 $112.79 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $73.31, median $73.31, highest $73.31.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $73.31 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers the lab work on a Pap test collected in liquid, where the sample is prepared as a thin layer and screened for abnormal cervical cells. It is not the exam where the sample is collected.

What the price covers

The price usually covers preparing and screening the sample. The visit and pelvic exam, an HPV test on the same sample (87624) and a pathologist's review of abnormal cells are billed separately.