Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 24 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $13.00 to $626.00, 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 $51.60 at 93 hospitals.
- The median here, $34.45, is 51% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Miami, FL has the lowest median of 3 metro areas in Florida with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 7 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 17 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Oct 23, 2026.
Lowest$13.00Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale
Median$34.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$626.00in this market
Difference48.2×highest vs lowest
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.
median
Lowest $13.00Highest $626.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale lowest Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Quest Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $13.00 | $20.00 | $5.00–$216.00 | 35% |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami, FL · (305) 835-6000 CP CERV/VAG; ATL; MANUAL SCRN File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $18.27 | $18.64 | $2.38–$40.08 | 2% |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami, FL · (305) 835-6000 RL CP CERV/VAG; ATL; MANL SCRN File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $19.85 | $66.25 | $8.47–$66.25 | 70% |
| Hialeah Hospital Hialeah, FL · (305) 693-6100 RL CP CERV/VAG; ATL; MANL SCRN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $19.85 | $60.71 | $7.76–$60.71 | 67% |
| Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (305) 445-8461 RL CP CERV/VAG; ATL; MANL SCRN+1 more line at this price File of Aug 31, 2026 · source file | $19.85 | $24.38 | $3.12–$177.42 | 19% |
| Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah, FL · (305) 823-5000 RL CP CERV/VAG; ATL; MANL SCRN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $19.85 | $66.25 | $9.01–$66.25 | 70% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 Gyn Thinprep Cytology Final Report Q200 File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $1.46–$717.95 | 30% |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 CYTOLOGY SUREPATH PAP File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $32.00 | $8.00–$28.80 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Thin Prep Pap With Hpv Quest #92089+1 more line at this price File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer Preparation Quest #91411+1 more line at this price File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer Preparation Quest #91411+1 more line at this price File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer Preparation Quest #91411+1 more line at this price File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $30.00 | $1.51–$717.95 | 30% |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 PAP AND REFLEX HPV SCREEN- ARUP+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $33.15 | $51.00 | $12.75–$45.90 | 35% |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 Thin prep pap test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $10.65–$53.00 | 35% |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Thin prep pap test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.17–$53.00 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 Thin prep pap test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.28–$53.00 | 35% |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 Thin prep pap test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.01–$53.00 | 35% |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 Thin prep pap test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.06–$53.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Thin prep pap test File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $34.45 | $53.00 | $9.22–$53.00 | 35% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $52.65 | $81.00 | $19.85–$216.00 | 35% |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Pap test, manual screening+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 23, 2026 · source file | $59.00 | $59.00 | $10.08–$3,997.00 | — |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 PAP SMEAR THIN PREP File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $63.05 | $97.00 | $20.26–$97.00 | 35% |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 PAP SMR THN PRP File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $70.85 | $109.00 | $9.95–$22.29 | 35% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 ARU TH AUTO ALPHA CYPTH C/V THNPR File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $81.25 | $125.00 | $20.26–$125.00 | 35% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $82.55 | $127.00 | $20.26–$127.00 | 35% |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $106.50 | $106.50 | $7.24–$85.20 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 CYTOLOGY GYN SC THIN PREP File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $108.55 | $167.00 | $9.95–$22.29 | 35% |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $133.13 | $133.13 | $9.05–$106.50 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $145.86 | $145.86 | $9.92–$116.69 | — |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $145.86 | $145.86 | $9.92–$116.69 | — |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL · (305) 682-7000 Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $299.00 | $299.00 | $20.26–$173.42 | — |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital Margate, FL · (954) 974-0400 Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $626.00 | $626.00 | $20.06–$363.08 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $13.00, median $34.45, highest $626.00 — a 48.2× 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 18 of 24 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.
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