Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $26.55 to $91.00, with a median of $27.10. The lowest listed price is at Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta and 2 other hospitals — $0.55 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $91.00 at 68 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 2, 2026 and Sep 2, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta lowest Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC PAP S EAR-THIN PREP PG | $26.55 | $59.00 | $10.68–$44.25 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC PAP S EAR-THIN PREP PG | $26.55 | $59.00 | $11.80–$53.10 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital lowest Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC PAP S EAR-THIN PREP PG | $26.55 | $59.00 | $11.80–$50.15 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Cytyc Pap | $27.10 | $27.10 | $3.66–$27.10 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Cytyc Pap | $27.10 | $27.10 | $3.66–$27.10 | — | — source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta, CA · (951) 290-4000 HC CYTOPATH THINPREP PAP | $75.60 | $168.00 | $30.41–$126.00 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-4000 HC CYTOPATH THINPREP PAP | $75.60 | $168.00 | $33.60–$151.20 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda, CA · (909) 558-8000 HC CYTOPATH THINPREP PAP | $75.60 | $168.00 | $33.60–$142.80 | 55% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $91.00 | $175.00 | $17.00–$50.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $91.00 | $175.00 | $17.00–$50.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $91.00 | $175.00 | $17.00–$50.00 | 48% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.55, median $27.10, highest $91.00 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $47.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 7 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 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.