Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $70.90 to $161.00, with a median of $161.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $90.10 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $161.00 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $70.90 | $70.90 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $92.05 | $92.05 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $161.00 | $161.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC | $161.00 | $161.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $161.00 | $161.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $161.00 | $161.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC | $161.00 | $161.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC THIN PREP PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC | $161.00 | $161.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $70.90, median $161.00, highest $161.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $120.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.