Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $20.00 to $603.34, with a median of $190.56. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 1 other hospital — $170.56 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $73.08 at 42 hospitals.
- The median here, $190.56, is 169% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 9.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 12 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 12, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Nov 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $276.25 | $17.85–$221.00 | 93% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $276.25 | $17.85–$255.26 | 93% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 LAB CP CERV/VAG AT MANUAL File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file | $39.00 | $138.00 | $41.40–$115.09 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 PAP Manual Review File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $45.53 | $157.00 | $10.39–$128.43 | 71% |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $67.25 | $67.25 | $8.74–$57.16 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $149.80 | $214.00 | $20.26–$207.37 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 REFER CYTO GYN THIN PREP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $190.56 | $397.00 | $18.23–$357.30 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 REFER CYTO GYN THIN PREP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $190.56 | $397.00 | $18.74–$357.30 | 52% |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $193.88 | $193.88 | $10.93–$174.49 | — |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TECH 88142 CYTOPATH PAP AUTO PREP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.92 | $554.00 | $18.74–$498.60 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TECH 88142 CYTOPATH PAP AUTO PREP File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $265.92 | $554.00 | $18.23–$498.60 | 52% |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $284.84 | $284.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $284.84 | $284.84 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.99 | $313.99 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $313.99 | $313.99 | — | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $342.63 | $342.63 | $10.93–$274.10 | — |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $468.14 | $468.14 | $20.26–$468.14 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $557.38 | $557.38 | $10.93–$557.38 | — |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $603.34 | $603.34 | $10.93–$452.50 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $20.00, median $190.56, highest $603.34 — a 30.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 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 7 of 13 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
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