Lab tests CPT 88142 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Celina, OH — inpatient

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $163.59 to $163.59, with a median of $163.59. Across Ohio, the median is $90.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$163.59Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$163.59half pay less
Highest$163.59in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Cch So Cp Cerv/Vag Atl Manual Scrn (Diagnostic) $163.59 $163.59 — — May 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $163.59, median $163.59, highest $163.59.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $163.59 — 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.