Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 18 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $30.68 to $140.64, with a median of $53.34. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $22.66 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $77.45 at 66 hospitals.
- The median here, $53.34, is 25% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Minneapolis, MN has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Minnesota with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 15 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 2026 and Aug 13, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $30.68 | $118.00 | $19.80–$94.40 | 74% |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $39.52 | $152.00 | $18.35–$114.00 | 74% |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN · (952) 993-5000 Cytopathology File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $39.78 | $153.00 | $18.35–$114.75 | 74% |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $45.24 | $86.00 | $34.16–$86.00 | 47% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC PAP THIN PREP DIAG GICH TC File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $46.92 | $117.00 | $19.94–$105.30 | 60% |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $52.40 | $130.67 | $19.94–$117.60 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $53.15 | $132.53 | $19.94–$178.50 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $53.15 | $132.53 | $19.94–$178.51 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $53.15 | $132.53 | $19.94–$178.51 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $53.15 | $132.53 | $19.94–$178.51 | 60% |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC File of Feb 5, 2026 · source file | $53.34 | $133.00 | $19.94–$178.50 | 60% |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC File of Jan 29, 2026 · source file | $53.34 | $133.00 | $19.94–$178.50 | 60% |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC PAP THIN LAYER DIAGNOSTIC File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $56.53 | $133.00 | $19.94–$178.51 | 57% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $118.83 | $212.20 | $18.86–$212.20 | 44% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $118.83 | $212.20 | $18.86–$212.20 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $118.83 | $212.20 | $18.86–$212.20 | 44% |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia, MN · (320) 532-3154 LAB THIN PREP PAP DI File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $121.80 | $174.00 | $34.80–$174.00 | 30% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $140.64 | $293.00 | $16.43–$246.12 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $140.64 | $293.00 | $16.43–$293.00 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $140.64 | $293.00 | $16.43–$246.12 | 52% |
| River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, WI · (715) 307-6000 HCHG CYTO ENDOCX BRUSHINGS THIN PREP File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $169.34 | $302.40 | $18.86–$302.40 | 44% |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG CYTO ENDOCX BRUSHINGS THIN PREP File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $169.34 | $302.40 | $18.86–$302.40 | 44% |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG CYTO ENDOCX BRUSHINGS THIN PREP File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $169.34 | $302.40 | $18.86–$302.40 | 44% |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG CYTO ENDOCX BRUSHINGS THIN PREP File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $211.54 | $440.70 | $16.43–$370.19 | 52% |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 241-8000 HCHG CYTO ENDOCX BRUSHINGS THIN PREP File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $211.54 | $440.70 | $16.43–$440.70 | 52% |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG CYTO ENDOCX BRUSHINGS THIN PREP File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $211.54 | $440.70 | $16.43–$370.19 | 52% |
Outpatient: lowest $30.68, median $53.34, highest $140.64 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $53.25. 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 18 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 Pap smear (lab reading) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Pap smear (lab reading) explained.