Pap smear cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $26.00 to $100.36, with a median of $100.36. The lowest listed price is at La Palma Intercommunity Hospital — $74.36 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $91.84 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo | $26.00 | $53.22 | $4.70–$53.22 | 51% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $100.36 | $193.00 | $22.00–$65.00 | 48% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.00, median $100.36, highest $100.36 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $100.36. 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 1 of 10 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.