Pap smear (lab reading) cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 21 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $20.26 to $171.00, with a median of $24.31. The lowest listed price is at Hmh Hospitals — $4.05 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $70.20 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 16 cities for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $20.26 | $165.00 | $27.39–$165.00 | 88% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $20.26 | $165.00 | $27.39–$165.00 | 88% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ THINPREP IMAGING SYSTEM PAP QST | $20.26 | $330.00 | $54.78–$330.00 | 94% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ THINPREP PAP REFLEX HPV MRNA E6/E7 QST | $20.26 | $165.00 | $27.39–$165.00 | 88% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ CYTOLOGY THIN PREP PAP W REFX HPV HR E6 E7 MRNA TMA ARUP | $20.26 | $165.00 | $27.39–$165.00 | 88% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ CYTOLOGY THIN PREP TEST ARUP | $20.26 | $165.00 | $27.39–$165.00 | 88% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $23.30 | $266.34 | $16.21–$253.02 | 91% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag | $23.30 | $78.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag | $23.30 | $257.00 | — | 91% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag | $23.30 | $237.00 | — | 90% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag | $23.30 | $251.00 | — | 91% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Cytop Fld Athin Prep Manu Scrn Cerv/Vag | $23.30 | $607.00 | — | 96% | — source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $49.50 | $18.23–$210.98 | 51% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $141.37 | $18.23–$210.98 | 83% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $25.80 | $43.00 | $16.21–$64.63 | 40% | — source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Thin Prep Pap Smear 88142 | $36.90 | $369.00 | $28.86–$295.20 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 CYTOLOGY,THINPREP PAP | $63.00 | $63.00 | $19.25–$30.39 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Thin Prep Pap Cytology | $65.20 | $93.13 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Cyto Thin Prep | $74.51 | $106.43 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CYTOPATH CER/VAG FLD,AUTO,THIN | $92.00 | $92.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.26, median $24.31, highest $171.00 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 44 facilities here, median $23.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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 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.