Pap smear (lab reading) cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 74 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $20.00 to $504.00, with a median of $23.30. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $3.30 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $70.20 at 95 hospitals.
- The median here, $23.30, is 67% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- New York, NY has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in New York with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 13 of 74 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 74 facilities across 53 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 11, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$20.00Saint Marys Hospital
Median$23.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$504.00in this market
Difference25.2×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $20.00Highest $504.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys Hospital lowest Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $180.00 | $12.16–$153.00 | 89% |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 CYTOLOGY THIN PREP TEST ARUP+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $20.26–$92.84 | 88% |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $20.26–$162.29 | 88% |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge, NJ CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $21.95–$321.06 | 88% |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $21.95–$321.06 | 88% |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+11 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $23.43–$321.16 | 88% |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY · (718) 616-4834 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$170.10 | 76% |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$165.26 | 76% |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers, NY · (914) 378-7000 Cytopath c/v thin layer+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 13, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | — | $17.60–$346.05 | — |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$180.23 | 76% |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $41.42–$330.00 | 88% |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $1.00–$77.78 | 76% |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst, NY · (718) 334-1141 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$123.21 | 76% |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx, NY HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $1.00–$77.03 | 76% |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 883-3000 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$156.02 | 76% |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx, NY · (718) 579-5000 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$128.23 | 76% |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ · (732) 741-2700 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $23.27–$323.24 | 88% |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$119.07 | 76% |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 939-1000 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $1.00–$77.78 | 76% |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 963-8100 HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP File of Sep 5, 2026 · source file | $20.26 | $84.94 | $19.85–$118.46 | 76% |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $20.26–$321.16 | 88% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $27.39–$330.00 | 88% |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER+11 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $20.26 | $165.00 | $26.57–$312.18 | 88% |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ · (973) 926-7000 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $218.00 | $9.52–$203.45 | 90% |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ · (908) 994-5000 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $186.00 | $9.52–$123.59 | 88% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ · (732) 222-5200 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $186.00 | $9.52–$179.88 | 88% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 828-3000 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $218.00 | $9.52–$181.37 | 90% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ · (908) 685-2200 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $238.00 | $9.52–$217.72 | 91% |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ · (732) 381-4200 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $238.00 | $9.52–$159.93 | 91% |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ · (973) 322-5000 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $218.00 | $9.52–$185.30 | 90% |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ · (973) 450-2000 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $120.00 | $9.52–$114.55 | 81% |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ · (732) 363-1900 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 3, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $186.00 | $9.52–$180.62 | 88% |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ · (201) 915-2000 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $186.00 | $9.52–$168.83 | 88% |
| Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ · (732) 557-8000 HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Mar 4, 2026 · source file | $22.29 | $186.00 | $9.52–$170.17 | 88% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $23.30 | $266.34 | $16.21–$253.02 | 91% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.30 | $78.00 | — | 70% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Pap test, manual screening File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $23.30 | $232.05 | $20.26–$232.05 | 90% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.30 | $607.00 | — | 96% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.30 | $251.00 | — | 91% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.30 | $237.00 | — | 90% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.30 | $257.00 | — | 91% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $24.31 | $49.50 | $18.23–$210.98 | 51% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $25.80 | $43.00 | $16.21–$64.63 | 40% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Thin Prep Pap Smear 88142 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $36.90 | $369.00 | $28.86–$295.20 | 90% |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 GYN CYTOLOGY THIN PREP File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $44.57 | $44.57 | — | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 GYN CYTOLOGY THIN PREP File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $44.57 | $44.57 | — | — |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $55.82 | $65.67 | $19.25–$47.03 | 15% |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $61.00 | $61.00 | $17.22–$1,912.00 | — |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING File of Mar 25, 2026 · source file | $61.00 | $61.00 | $17.22–$1,912.00 | — |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Thin Prep Pap Cytology File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $65.20 | $93.13 | $8.29–$625.00 | 30% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Cyto Thin Prep File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $74.51 | $106.43 | $8.29–$625.00 | 30% |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown, NY · (631) 862-3000 HC GYN THIN PREP File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $74.78 | $256.00 | $19.85–$368.50 | 71% |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre, NY · (516) 705-2525 HC GYN THIN PREP File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $74.78 | $256.00 | $19.85–$256.00 | 71% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip, NY · (631) 376-3000 HC GYN THIN PREP File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $74.78 | $256.00 | $19.85–$256.00 | 71% |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY HC GYN THIN PREP File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $74.78 | $256.00 | $19.85–$256.00 | 71% |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage, NY · (516) 759-6000 HC GYN THIN PREP File of Feb 19, 2026 · source file | $74.78 | $256.00 | $19.85–$256.00 | 71% |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CYTOPATH CER/VAG FLD,AUTO,THIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $92.00 | $92.00 | — | — |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY · (914) 964-4444 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $94.35 | $111.00 | $19.25–$3,783.00 | 15% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $101.12 | $1,037.00 | — | 90% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $359.00 | — | 71% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.00 | $353.00 | — | 71% |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Pap test, manual screening File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $139.25 | $139.25 | $20.26–$262.76 | — |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $150.00 | $150.00 | $14.18–$171.27 | — |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (212) 420-2000 HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $176.09 | $176.09 | $20.26–$51.65 | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $187.13 | $187.13 | $16.21–$40.52 | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 88142 Bill CytoPath C/V Thin Layer SOFTT File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $222.00 | $222.00 | $20.26–$191.02 | — |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $223.46 | $939.02 | — | 76% |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 CP CERV/VAG; ATL; MANUAL SCRN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $227.20 | $227.20 | — | — |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING File of Jun 10, 2026 · source file | $281.00 | $281.00 | $20.26–$4,255.00 | — |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $288.55 | $288.55 | $16.21–$40.52 | — |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Jun 17, 2026 · source file | $415.58 | $415.58 | $20.26–$51.65 | — |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 88142 - CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $483.00 | $483.00 | $11.00–$76.00 | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CYTOPATHOLOGY SMEARS(TBS) File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $504.00 | $522.00 | $17.00–$522.00 | 3% |
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 $20.00, median $23.30, highest $504.00 — a 25.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 30 facilities here, median $40.74. 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 56 of 61 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 it is 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.
6 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 88142 ($60.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC PAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $0.01 | file |
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center Brooklyn, NYPAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $0.01 | file |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC PAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $0.01 | file |
| Interfaith Medical Center Brooklyn, NYPAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $0.01 | file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYHC PAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $0.01 | file |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Brooklyn, NYPAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $0.01 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.