Lab tests CPT 88142 Outpatient

Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Douglas, WY

In Douglas, WY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $83.79 to $83.79, with a median of $83.79. Across Wyoming, the median is $83.79 at 5 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88142, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$83.79Memorial Hospital of Converse County
Median$83.79half pay less
Highest$83.79in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Memorial Hospital of Converse County Douglas, WY · (307) 358-2122 CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER $83.79 $147.00 $38.00 43% —
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Outpatient: lowest $83.79, median $83.79, highest $83.79.

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.