Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Orlando, FL
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $16.40 to $251.13, with a median of $66.00. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $49.60 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $51.60 at 93 hospitals.
- The median here, $66.00, is 7% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Orlando, FL ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 2026 and Sep 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.40 | $41.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.40 | $41.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.40 | $41.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.40 | $41.00 | — | 60% |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Orlando, FL · (407) 846-2266 PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $20.40 | $20.40 | $1.47–$162.98 | — |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Gyn Thinprep +Hpv Cytology -Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.80 | $97.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Gyn Thinprep +Hpv Cytology -Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.80 | $97.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Gyn Thinprep +Hpv Cytology -Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.80 | $97.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Gyn Thinprep +Hpv Cytology -Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.80 | $97.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Thinprep Screen -Tprps (Mayo)-Ref+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Thinprep Diagnostic-Tprpd (Mayo)-Ref+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Thinprep Diagnostic Hpv Reflex -Dthpv (Mayo)-Ref+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Thinprep Diagnostic Hpv Reflex -Dthpv (Mayo)-Ref+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% |
| Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL · (407) 567-4000 Thin Prep Screen Without Interp Referred+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $66.00 | — | — |
| The Villages Regional Hospital The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 UF HB PAP THIN PREP DX SMEAR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $80.30 | $146.00 | $65.70–$121.18 | 45% |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 UF HB PAP THIN PREP DX SMEAR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $80.30 | $146.00 | $65.70–$101.18 | 45% |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $180.00 | $180.00 | — | — |
| HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Casselberry, FL · (407) 321-4500 PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $249.00 | $249.00 | $17.93–$224.10 | — |
| Oviedo Medical Center Orlando, FL · (615) 850-6055 Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $251.13 | $251.13 | $18.08–$158.09 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.40, median $66.00, highest $251.13 — a 15.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $16.40. 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 2 of 5 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.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FLHb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer-Ameripath | $5.43 | file |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FLHb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer-Ameripath | $5.43 | file |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont, FLHb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer-Ameripath | $5.43 | file |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FLHb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer-Ameripath | $5.43 | file |