Lab tests CPT 88142 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Mullins, SC — inpatient

In Mullins, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening as an inpatient: from $45.00 to $45.00, with a median of $45.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $66.15 at 8 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 88142, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$45.00MUSC Health Marion Medical Center
Median$45.00half pay less
Highest$45.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins, SC · (843) 431-2000 HB CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER MANUAL SCREEN $45.00 $90.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $45.00, median $45.00, highest $45.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $45.00 — 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.