Pap smear (lab reading) cost in San Francisco, CA
In San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $105.28 to $105.28, with a median of $105.28. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco and 8 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $91.00 at 68 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 cities for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco lowest San Francisco, CA · (415) 833-2646 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond lowest Oakland, CA · (510) 752-1000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek lowest Walnut Creek, CA · (925) 295-4000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont lowest Fremont, CA · (510) 784-4000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City lowest Redwood City, CA · (650) 299-2000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael lowest San Rafael, CA · (415) 444-2000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch lowest Antioch, CA · (925) 813-6500 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro lowest San Leandro, CA · (510) 454-1000 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco lowest South San Francisco, CA · (650) 742-3200 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $105.28 | $188.00 | $21.00–$65.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $105.28, median $105.28, highest $105.28.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $105.28. 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 0 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 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.