Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $22.56 to $182.65, with a median of $50.40. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 8.1× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$22.56Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$50.40half pay less
Highest$182.65in Iowa
Lowest saves$27.84vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $22.56 | $47.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $23.03 | $47.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA CPT 88142 | $26.10 | $87.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Medical Center Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $50.40 | $63.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $68.04 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Central Community Hospital Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $70.85 | $109.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $70.85 | $109.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $70.85 | $109.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Winneshiek Medical Center Decorah · Decorah, IA Pap test, manual screening | $80.50 | $115.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $83.85 | $129.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $109.00 | $109.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $120.25 | $185.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $131.95 | $203.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL/VAGINAL, LIQUID BASED PREP; MANUAL SCREE | $137.81 | $232.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $182.65 | $281.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $23.03 | $26.10 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $50.40 | $91.18 |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $50.40 | $67.12 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $50.40 | $85.32 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $109.00 | $109.00 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $22.56 | $22.56 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $70.85 | $70.85 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $80.50 | $80.50 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $70.85 | $70.85 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $182.65 | $182.65 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $70.85 | $70.85 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $137.81 | $137.81 |
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
- Indiana$69.60
- 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.