Pap smear cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $49.86 to $112.00, with a median of $64.20. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $14.34 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $78.00 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 88175, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 .ThinPrep Imaging Pap wHPV E6/E7 Rflx HPV 1618/45-QST Tech | $49.86 | $172.00 | $22.62–$137.60 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 88175 AP Bill PAP Thin Prep Auto Diagnostic Tech | $50.15 | $173.00 | $22.62–$138.40 | 71% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC DIAGNOSTIC AUTO THIN PREP PAP | $64.20 | $107.00 | $14.34–$108.64 | 40% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Pap Test, Automated Thin Layer Preparation and Manual Rescreening | $112.00 | $140.00 | $24.64–$121.48 | 20% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Pap Test, Automated Thin Layer Preparation; and Manual Rescreening | $112.00 | $140.00 | $24.64–$122.03 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $49.86, median $64.20, highest $112.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $64.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 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
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.