Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $50.00 to $50.00, with a median of $50.00. The lowest listed price is at Barnesville Hospital Association and 2 other hospitals. Across West Virginia, the median is $50.00 at 18 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 Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnesville Hospital Association lowest Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | $11.48–$4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital lowest Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | $13.17–$32.01 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital lowest Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | $13.17–$85.83 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $50.00, median $50.00, highest $50.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.