Lab tests CPT 88175 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Pap smear cost in Myrtle Beach, SC — inpatient

In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review) as an inpatient: from $149.81 to $149.81, with a median of $149.81. The lowest listed price is at McLeod Health and 2 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $78.00 at 31 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 88175, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$149.81McLeod Health + 2 more
Median$149.81half pay less
Highest$149.81in 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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.

median
Lowest $149.81Highest $149.81

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
McLeod Health lowest Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER $149.81 $211.00 $26.61–$168.80 29% —
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McLeod Health lowest Myrtle Beach, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER $149.81 $211.00 $26.61–$168.80 29% —
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McLeod Health lowest E Little River, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER $149.81 $211.00 $26.61–$168.80 29% —
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Inpatient: lowest $149.81, median $149.81, highest $149.81.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $149.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.