Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $45.53 to $284.84, with a median of $190.56. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $145.03 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $80.02 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 PAP Manual Review | $45.53 | $157.00 | $10.39–$128.43 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 REFER CYTO GYN THIN PREP | $190.56 | $397.00 | $18.74–$357.30 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 REFER CYTO GYN THIN PREP | $190.56 | $397.00 | $18.23–$357.30 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TECH 88142 CYTOPATH PAP AUTO PREP | $265.92 | $554.00 | $18.74–$498.60 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TECH 88142 CYTOPATH PAP AUTO PREP | $265.92 | $554.00 | $18.23–$498.60 | 52% | — source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $284.84 | $284.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $284.84 | $284.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $313.99 | $313.99 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $313.99 | $313.99 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $45.53, median $190.56, highest $284.84 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $190.56. 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 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.