Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 12 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $33.04 to $165.00, with a median of $151.88. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Health and 2 other hospitals — $118.84 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $90.00 at 51 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 cities for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 7, 2026 and Apr 8, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 VAG CERV CYTO SCR THIN PREP | $33.04 | $59.00 | $16.51–$50.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI CYTOPATH THIN PREP DX | $33.04 | $59.00 | $14.78–$36.42 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Novi, MI CYTOPATH THIN PREP DX | $33.04 | $59.00 | $14.78–$36.42 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 VAG CERV CYTO DIAG THIN PREP | $33.04 | $59.00 | $16.51–$50.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health lowest Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CYTOPATH THIN PREP DX | $33.04 | $59.00 | $13.68–$36.42 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 VAG CERV CYTO DIAG THIN PREP | $38.64 | $69.00 | $20.26–$50.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 VAG CERV CYTO SCR THIN PREP | $38.64 | $69.00 | $20.26–$50.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 VAG CERV CYTO SCR THIN PREP | $42.00 | $75.00 | $20.26–$50.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 VAG CERV CYTO DIAG THIN PREP | $42.00 | $75.00 | $20.26–$50.37 | 44% | — source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $145.50 | $194.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $158.25 | $211.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $33.04, median $151.88, highest $165.00 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $46.70 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.