Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Maryland
In Maryland, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $49.02 to $128.13, with a median of $109.77. The lowest price is at Greater Baltimore Medical Center (Towson). The highest price is 2.6× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Baltimore Medical Center lowest Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Pap Thin Layer Manual | $49.02 | $50.02 | — source file |
| UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV THIN PREP | $64.80 | $108.00 | — source file |
| TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC CYTOLOGY THIN PREP MANUAL | $109.77 | $112.01 | — source file |
| Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $125.21 | $125.21 | — source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $128.13 | $130.74 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 2 | $49.02 | $88.58 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $125.21 | $125.21 |
| Salisbury, MD | 1 | $109.77 | $109.77 |
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
- Iowa$50.40
- Kansas$284.84
- Kentucky$52.47
- Louisiana$21.60
- Maine$65.25
- 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.