Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $11.79 to $23.68, with a median of $23.68. The lowest listed price is at University of Florida Health in Jacksonville — $11.89 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $36.00 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB GYN PAP LIQUID BASED | $11.79 | $21.43 | $11.53–$23.70 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CYTOPATH CERVICAL/VAG FLUID AUTO PREP | $22.59 | $41.08 | $11.53–$23.70 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$64.00 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$64.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$64.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$50.65 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$50.65 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$64.00 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$64.00 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 GYN LIQ BASE THIN LAYER | $23.68 | $64.00 | $12.80–$64.00 | 63% | — source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CYTO SUREPATH PAP SPECIMEN | $122.73 | $223.14 | $11.53–$23.70 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CYTO-THIN PREP PAP SMEAR 1 | $122.73 | $223.14 | $11.53–$23.70 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.79, median $23.68, highest $23.68 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $23.68. 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 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.