Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $13.44 to $78.03, with a median of $36.08. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $22.64 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $69.60 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 88142 AP bill gyn cytology liquid prep | $13.44 | $56.00 | $13.44–$60.78 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 88142 AP bill gyn cytology liquid prep | $16.80 | $56.00 | $13.83–$60.78 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Pap Liquid Based (LC) | $55.35 | $205.00 | $17.87–$205.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 88142 Pap IG,CtNg HPV APTIMA RfxGeno 16/18/45 LC | $78.03 | $289.00 | $17.87–$260.10 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Pap Liquid Based (LC) | $80.19 | $297.00 | $17.87–$267.30 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN PAPLBRHPV LC | $82.08 | $304.00 | $17.87–$304.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $82.08 | $304.00 | $17.87–$304.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 88142 CYTOPATH C-V THINLAY | $82.08 | $304.00 | $17.87–$304.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Pap Smears (RLNI) Assoc Path | $82.08 | $304.00 | $17.87–$304.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 88142 Pap IG,CtNg HPV APTIMA RfxGeno 16/18/45 LC | $82.08 | $304.00 | $17.87–$304.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN Change IG Pap to LB Pap | $82.08 | $304.00 | $17.87–$304.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Pap Smears (RLNI) Assoc Path | $84.24 | $312.00 | $17.87–$280.80 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 Change IG Pap to LB Pap | $84.24 | $312.00 | $17.87–$280.80 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $84.24 | $312.00 | $17.87–$280.80 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 PAPLBRHPV LC | $84.24 | $312.00 | $17.87–$280.80 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 88142 CYTOPATH C-V THINLAY | $84.24 | $312.00 | $17.87–$280.80 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 88142 L192197 PAP TL LQ DG 889 | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 88142 Pap IG,CtNg HPV APTIMA RfxGeno 16/18/45 LC | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Change IG Pap to LB Pap | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Pap Liquid Based (LC) | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 PAPLBRHPV LC | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 88142 CYTOPATH C-V THINLAY | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Pap Smears (RLNI) Assoc Path | $90.90 | $303.00 | $17.87–$272.70 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 88142 Pap IG,CtNg HPV APTIMA RfxGeno 16/18/45 LC | $97.44 | $406.00 | $17.87–$365.40 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Change IG Pap to LB Pap | $97.44 | $406.00 | $17.87–$365.40 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Pap Lb rfx HPV ASCU Sendout to LabCorp | $97.44 | $406.00 | $17.87–$365.40 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $97.44 | $406.00 | $17.87–$365.40 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Pap Liquid Based (LC) | $97.44 | $406.00 | $17.87–$365.40 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 PAPLBRHPV LC | $97.44 | $406.00 | $17.87–$365.40 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 88142 CYTOPATH C-V THINLAY | $97.44 | $406.00 | $17.87–$365.40 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.44, median $36.08, highest $78.03 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $43.08. 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 4 of 4 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.