Lab tests CPT 88175 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pap smear cost in Albuquerque, NM — inpatient

In Albuquerque, NM, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review) as an inpatient: from $93.30 to $93.30, with a median of $93.30. The lowest listed price is at Lovelace Westside Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across New Mexico, the median is $93.30 at 11 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 88175, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$93.30Lovelace Westside Hospital + 1 more

Median$93.30half of hospitals charge less

Highest$93.30in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albuquerque, NM.

median

Lowest $93.30Highest $93.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Lovelace Westside Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM · (505) 727-2001 Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$93.30	$311.00	$26.30–$279.90	70%
Lovelace Womens Hospital lowest Albuquerque, NM Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$93.30	$311.00	$26.30–$289.23	70%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $93.30, median $93.30, highest $93.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $93.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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

A Pap test checks cells from the cervix for changes that could lead to cancer. This code is the liquid-based Pap read by an automated system with review by a lab specialist.

What the price covers

The price covers the lab exam of the sample. Collecting it is part of the visit, which is billed separately.