Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Beaumont, TX
In Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $31.68 to $31.68, with a median of $31.68. The lowest listed price is at CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange and 4 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $93.10 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 13, 2026 and Jan 13, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange lowest Orange, TX HC 88142 PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP | $31.68 | $96.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS West Beaumont lowest Beaumont, TX HC 88142 PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP | $31.68 | $96.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center lowest Port Arthur, TX HC 88142 PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP | $31.68 | $96.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas lowest Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 HC 88142 PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP | $31.68 | $96.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas lowest Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 88142 PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP | $31.68 | $96.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS Hospital - Orange Orange, TX HC 88142 CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $39.27 | $119.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas Beaumont, TX · (409) 892-7171 HC 88142 CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $39.27 | $119.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Texas Orthopedic Specialty Center Port Arthur, TX HC 88142 CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $39.27 | $119.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| CHRISTUS West Beaumont Beaumont, TX HC 88142 CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $39.27 | $119.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Christus Health Southeast Texas Port Arthur, TX · (409) 853-5900 HC 88142 CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $39.27 | $119.00 | $10.13–$119.77 | 67% | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.68, median $31.68, highest $31.68.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.