Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Lakeland, FL — inpatient
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $16.40 to $260.13, with a median of $63.82. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $47.42 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $36.00 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $16.40 | $41.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Gyn Thinprep +Hpv Cytology -Ref | $38.80 | $97.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $63.82 | $63.82 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Thinprep Screen -Tprps (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Thinprep Screen Hpv Reflex-Sthpv (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Thinprep W/Hpv Co-Test-Screen-Stpco (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Thinprep W/Hpv Co-Test-Diagnostic- Dtpco (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Thinprep Diagnostic-Tprpd (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Thinprep Diagnostic Hpv Reflex -Dthpv (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $260.13 | $260.13 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $16.40, median $63.82, highest $260.13 — a 15.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $63.82 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 88142 ($75.65). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FLHb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer-Ameripath | $5.43 | file |