Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $69.60 to $175.80, with a median of $71.40. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital — $1.80 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $69.60 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital lowest Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $69.60 | $116.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Cytology-Thin Prep | $144.00 | $160.00 | $20.00–$160.00 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $148.80 | $248.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $163.80 | $273.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $175.80 | $293.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $175.80 | $293.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $175.80 | $293.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $175.80 | $293.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $175.80 | $293.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $175.80 | $293.00 | $11.48–$46.19 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $69.60, median $71.40, highest $175.80 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $71.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 9 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.