Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $15.60 to $104.50, with a median of $39.95. The lowest price is at Bellevue Medical Center (Bellevue) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 6.7× 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 Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Medical Center lowest Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Pap test, manual screening | $15.60 | $24.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Pap test, manual screening | $15.60 | $24.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA CPT 88142 | $31.32 | $87.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE CPT 88142 | $32.93 | $89.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $34.46 | $61.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC THIN PREP PAP | $35.99 | $59.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $39.48 | $47.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $39.95 | $47.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $40.71 | $69.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $41.50 | $50.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $68.04 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Creighton Health Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $68.04 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $68.04 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $68.04 | $162.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Pap test, manual screening | $104.50 | $104.50 | Jul 22, 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 | 7 | $15.60 | $68.04 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $39.95 | $39.95 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $32.93 | $32.93 |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $40.71 | $40.71 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $35.99 | $35.99 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $41.50 | $41.50 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $39.48 | $39.48 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $34.46 | $34.46 |
| York, NE | 1 | $104.50 | $104.50 |
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
- Maryland$109.77
- Massachusetts$83.00
- Michigan$90.00
- Minnesota$77.22
- Mississippi$24.48
- Missouri$80.02
- Montana$86.40
- 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.