Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $18.23 to $223.00, with a median of $47.36. The lowest price is at Crestwood Medical Center (Huntsville). The highest price is 12.2× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 88142. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 22, 2026.
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Medical Center lowest Huntsville · Huntsville, AL Q92093 PAP LB | $18.23 | $101.30 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL PAP Cytology Thinprep Bill Only | $28.60 | $52.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Uab Liquid-Based Pap - Adj 88142 | $47.36 | $110.13 | — source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL PATH CYTOPATH GYN | $61.58 | $72.45 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-THINPREP WITH HPV CO-TEST | $223.00 | $223.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 2 | $18.23 | $120.62 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $47.36 | $47.36 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $61.58 | $61.58 |
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.
Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening in other states
- Alaska$127.47
- Arizona$24.94
- Arkansas$52.65
- California$91.00
- Colorado$97.04
- Connecticut$84.15
- Delaware$124.10
- Florida$36.00
- Georgia$84.00
- Hawaii$66.60
- Idaho$123.00
- Illinois$95.55
- Indiana$69.60
- Iowa$50.40
- Kansas$284.84
- Kentucky$52.47
- Louisiana$21.60
- Maine$65.25
- Maryland$109.77
- Massachusetts$83.00
- Michigan$90.00
- Minnesota$77.22
- Mississippi$24.48
- Missouri$80.02
- Montana$86.40
- Nebraska$39.95
- Nevada$20.00
- New Hampshire$94.78
- New Jersey$23.30
- New Mexico$83.20
- New York$70.20
- North Carolina$64.25
- North Dakota$82.11
- Ohio$91.00
- Oklahoma$70.20
- Oregon$77.50
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Rhode Island$161.00
- South Carolina$66.15
- South Dakota$75.16
- Tennessee$35.40
- Texas$93.10
- Utah$72.18
- Vermont$145.78
- Virginia$35.40
- Washington$64.40
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wisconsin$87.50
- Wyoming$42.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.