Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Lima, OH — inpatient
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $25.20 to $75.00, with a median of $50.10. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $24.90 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $91.00 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Cytopath Cv Thin Layer | $25.20 | $28.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $75.00 | $125.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Thinprep Pap Diag Mayo | $101.70 | $113.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $25.20, median $50.10, highest $75.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $50.10 — 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.