Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 33 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $29.25 to $245.30, with a median of $102.95. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas — $73.70 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $93.10 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 33 facilities across 18 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 31, 2025 and Jun 29, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $29.25 | $39.00 | $5.00–$70.66 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Frisco Medical Center Frisco, TX · (214) 407-5000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $40.24 | $67.06 | $8,871.00 | 40% | Jan 31, 2025 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 THINPREP PAP SMEAR | $90.00 | $120.00 | $5.00–$108.00 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 THINPREP CYTOLOGY SYSTEM | $90.00 | $120.00 | $5.00–$108.00 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 SCREENING THIN PREP | $90.00 | $120.00 | $5.00–$108.00 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 820-0600 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 926-2544 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 820-8082 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX · (972) 412-2273 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$155.80 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton Denton, TX · (940) 220-0600 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - McKinney McKinney, TX HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $18.21–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-3278 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Frisco at PGA Parkway Frisco, TX · (945) 339-0500 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney McKinney, TX · (469) 742-2200 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine, TX · (817) 481-1588 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center at Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX · (972) 923-7000 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Irving Irving, TX · (972) 579-8100 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Waxahachie Waxahachie, TX HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $19.25–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano Plano, TX · (469) 814-2000 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$128.69 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial Frisco, TX · (972) 963-3333 HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $102.95 | $171.58 | $17.02–$155.80 | 40% | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 633-5555 HCHG CYTOPATH PAP TLP MAN | $105.00 | $210.00 | $17.02–$184.80 | 50% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX · (214) 345-6789 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 250-2100 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| AMH Cath Labs Arlington, TX CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX · (469) 495-2000 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX · (972) 747-1000 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance Fort Worth, TX · (682) 212-2004 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX · (817) 444-8700 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX · (817) 641-2251 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX · (940) 898-7000 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 433-5000 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX · (817) 548-6200 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Specialty Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX · (817) 250-2100 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | — | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital HurstEulessBedford Bedford, TX CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX · (972) 932-7200 CYT THIN PREP GYN | $147.00 | $245.00 | $17.02–$230.55 | 40% | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $245.30 | $245.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $245.30 | $245.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $304.56 | $304.56 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $304.56 | $304.56 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $29.25, median $102.95, highest $245.30 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 32 facilities here, median $124.98. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 30 of 30 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.