Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $42.00 to $64.40, with a median of $44.80. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $2.80 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $64.40 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $42.00 | $60.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PAP SUREPATH DIAGNOSTIC | $44.80 | $64.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $44.80 | $64.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $44.80 | $64.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $46.90 | $67.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PAP SUREPATH DIAGNOSTIC | $46.90 | $67.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $64.40 | $92.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PAP SUREPATH DIAGNOSTIC | $77.00 | $110.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $77.00 | $110.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PAP SUREPATH DIAGNOSTIC | $188.30 | $269.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $188.30 | $269.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $188.30 | $269.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $247.10 | $353.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PAP SUREPATH DIAGNOSTIC | $247.10 | $353.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $247.10 | $353.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $42.00, median $44.80, highest $64.40 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $44.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.