Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Monticello, NY
In Monticello, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $62.72 to $62.72, with a median of $62.72. Across New York, the median is $71.76 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 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 Monticello, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills lowest Harris, NY · (845) 794-3300 HC CYTOLOGY THIN PREP PAP | $62.72 | $339.00 | — | 81% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris, NY · (845) 794-3300 HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $63.64 | $344.00 | — | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $62.72, median $62.72, highest $62.72.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $62.72. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.