Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Shreveport, LA — inpatient
In Shreveport-Bossier City, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $27.82 to $29.96, with a median of $28.89. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport — $1.07 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $27.82 at 31 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $27.82 | $107.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport lowest Shreveport, LA · (318) 675-5058 HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $27.82 | $107.00 | — | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $29.96 | $107.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport, LA · (318) 626-4300 HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $29.96 | $107.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $27.82, median $28.89, highest $29.96 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $28.89 — 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.