Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $13.00 to $145.86, with a median of $34.45. The lowest listed price is at Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale — $21.45 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $36.00 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 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 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale lowest Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Quest Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $13.00 | $20.00 | $5.00–$216.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale lowest Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Quest 90931 Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $13.00 | $20.00 | $5.00–$216.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL CYTOLOGY SUREPATH PAP | $20.80 | $32.00 | $8.00–$28.80 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer Preparation Quest #91411 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer Preparation Quest #91411 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer Preparation Quest #91411 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer Preparation Quest #91411 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Thin Prep Pap With Hpv Quest #92089 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Thin Prep Pap With Hpv Quest #92089 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Thin Prep Pap With Hpv Quest #92089 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Thin Prep Pap With Hpv Quest #92089 | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL PAP WITH REFLEX HPV SCREEN-ARUP | $33.15 | $51.00 | $12.75–$45.90 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL PAP AND REFLEX HPV SCREEN- ARUP | $33.15 | $51.00 | $12.75–$45.90 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Thin prep pap test | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.06–$53.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Thin prep pap test | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.01–$53.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Thin prep pap test | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.28–$53.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Thin prep pap test | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.22–$53.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Thin prep pap test | $34.45 | $53.00 | $10.65–$53.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Thin prep pap test | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.17–$53.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $52.65 | $81.00 | $19.85–$216.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 PAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $63.05 | $97.00 | $20.26–$97.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL PAP SMR THN PRP | $70.85 | $109.00 | $9.95–$22.29 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 ARU TH AUTO ALPHA CYPTH C/V THNPR | $81.25 | $125.00 | $20.26–$125.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $82.55 | $127.00 | $20.26–$127.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $106.50 | $106.50 | $7.24–$85.20 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL CYTOLOGY GYN SC THIN PREP | $108.55 | $167.00 | $9.95–$22.29 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Weston Hospital Nonprofit Weston, FL CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $126.10 | $194.00 | $97.00–$194.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $133.13 | $133.13 | $9.05–$106.50 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $145.86 | $145.86 | $9.92–$116.69 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $145.86 | $145.86 | $9.92–$116.69 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.00, median $34.45, highest $145.86 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $34.45. 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 13 of 17 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.