Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Sebastian, FL
In Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $16.40 to $33.15, with a median of $24.78. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital — $8.38 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $36.00 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 15, 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 Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital lowest Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $16.40 | $41.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 PAP AND REFLEX HPV SCREEN- ARUP | $33.15 | $51.00 | $9.95–$22.29 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 PAP WITH REFLEX HPV SCREEN-ARUP | $33.15 | $51.00 | $11.93–$40.80 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Gyn Thinprep +Hpv Cytology -Ref | $38.80 | $97.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Thinprep Diagnostic-Tprpd (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Thinprep W/Hpv Co-Test-Screen-Stpco (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Thinprep Screen -Tprps (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Thinprep Diagnostic Hpv Reflex -Dthpv (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Thinprep W/Hpv Co-Test-Diagnostic- Dtpco (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FL · (772) 589-3187 Hb Thinprep Screen Hpv Reflex-Sthpv (Mayo)-Ref | $64.00 | $160.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 PAP SMR THN PRP | $70.85 | $109.00 | $25.51–$87.20 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital Vero Beach, FL · (772) 567-4311 CYTOLOGY GYN SC THIN PREP | $108.55 | $167.00 | $39.08–$133.60 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.40, median $24.78, highest $33.15 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 88142 ($75.65). 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.
| Orlando Health Sebastian River Hospital Sebastian, FLHb Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer-Ameripath | $5.43 | file |