Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $13.44 to $182.40, with a median of $69.60. The lowest price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center (Bluffton). The highest price is 13.6× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$13.44Bluffton Regional Medical Center
Median$69.60half pay less
Highest$182.40in Indiana
Lowest saves$56.16vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton · Fort Wayne, IN 88142 AP bill gyn cytology liquid prep | $13.44 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 88142 AP bill gyn cytology liquid prep | $16.80 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital Bloomington · Bloomington, IN PAP THIN PREP CHARGE ONLY | $20.00 | $42.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Hospital Newburgh · Evansville, IN CYTOLOGY, THIN PREP PAP | $24.15 | $69.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Gibson General Hospital Princeton · Princeton, IN CYTOLOGY, THIN PREP PAP | $24.15 | $69.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center Jasper · Jasper, IN CYTOLOGY, THIN PREP PAP | $24.15 | $69.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN 88142 AP bill gyn cytology liquid prep | $28.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Thin prep pap | $39.90 | $57.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Norton Kings Daughters Health Madison · Madison, IN HB GYN THIN PREP | $43.56 | $198.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Pap test, manual screening | $52.47 | $69.96 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| La Porte Hospital La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $54.49 | $165.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN Pap Liquid Based (LC) | $55.35 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Putnam County Hospital Greencastle · Greencastle, IN Pap test, manual screening | $58.78 | $69.15 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital Williamsport · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $60.60 | $101.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil · Terre Haute, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $61.80 | $103.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Jennings Hospital North Vernon · North Vernon, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $61.80 | $103.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville · Evansville, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $69.60 | $116.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville · Evansville, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $69.60 | $116.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $69.60 | $116.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo · Kokomo, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $70.80 | $118.00 | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN #CYTHOP CER/VAG AU THINLR;SCRN | $71.40 | $119.00 | — source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN 88142 Pap IG,CtNg HPV APTIMA RfxGeno 16/18/45 LC | $78.03 | $289.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adams County Memorial Hospital Decatur · Decatur, IN Pap test, manual screening | $89.00 | $89.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Pap test, manual screening | $99.23 | $141.75 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC Pathology Billing Cytopathology, Diagnostic, | $108.00 | $135.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $118.80 | $198.00 | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Thin Prep Cytology Diagnostic | $139.30 | $199.00 | — source file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Thin Prep Cytology Diagnostic | $139.30 | $199.00 | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN HC Cytology-Thin Prep | $144.00 | $160.00 | — source file |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital Tell City · Tell City, IN CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $161.00 | $230.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $163.80 | $273.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $175.80 | $293.00 | — source file |
| St. Vincent Randolph Hospital Winchester · Winchester, IN CYTHOP CERV/VAG AUT THIN LAYER | $182.40 | $304.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 10 | $69.60 | $71.40 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $13.44 | $36.08 |
| Evansville, IN | 3 | $24.15 | $69.60 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 2 | $139.30 | $139.30 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 2 | $52.47 | $85.64 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $89.00 | $89.00 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 1 | $39.90 | $39.90 |
| Greencastle, IN | 1 | $58.78 | $58.78 |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $24.15 | $24.15 |
| Kokomo, IN | 1 | $70.80 | $70.80 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $60.60 | $60.60 |
| Madison, IN | 1 | $43.56 | $43.56 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $54.49 | $54.49 |
| North Vernon, IN | 1 | $61.80 | $61.80 |
| Princeton, IN | 1 | $24.15 | $24.15 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Tell City, IN | 1 | $161.00 | $161.00 |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $61.80 | $61.80 |
| Winchester, IN | 1 | $182.40 | $182.40 |
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
- Alabama$47.36
- 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
- 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.