Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Fayetteville, NC
In Fayetteville, NC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $33.77 to $33.77, with a median of $33.77. The lowest listed price is at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center and 2 other hospitals. Across North Carolina, the median is $60.00 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center lowest Fayetteville, NC · (910) 609-4000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $33.77 | $56.28 | $20.26–$163.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital lowest Raeford, NC · (910) 904-8000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $33.77 | $56.28 | $20.26–$86.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital lowest Fayetteville, NC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $33.77 | $56.28 | $20.26–$163.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville, NC · (910) 609-4000 PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $44.40 | $74.00 | $20.26–$163.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford, NC · (910) 904-8000 PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $44.40 | $74.00 | $20.26–$86.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.77, median $33.77, highest $33.77.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.