Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 40 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $15.60 to $171.00, with a median of $65.33. The lowest price is at Bellevue Medical Center (Bellevue) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 11.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $65.33, is 8% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 3.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Nebraska ranks 17th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 40 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$15.60Bellevue Medical Center + 1 more
Median$65.33half of hospitals charge less
Highest$171.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$49.73vs the median
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 |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA CYTOPATH PAP COLLECT/SCRN | $29.25 | $39.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC THIN PREP PAP | $33.04 | $59.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $34.46 | $61.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $38.54 | $47.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Pap test, manual screening | $39.00 | $39.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $40.02 | $69.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $40.42 | $47.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE PAP, LIQUID BASED | $40.73 | $45.25 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC THIN PREP PAP | $41.00 | $50.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE CYTOPATHOLOGY PAP | $48.00 | $48.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE CYTOPATH, CERVICAL OR VAG | $50.40 | $56.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE PAP: ThinPrep PLAB AO | $53.00 | $53.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Pap test, manual screening | $53.10 | $59.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Pap test, manual screening | $54.79 | $60.88 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE GYN Request (PAP) MHP | $59.14 | $61.60 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Pap Liquid Based-surepath Pspc | $61.00 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $69.66 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $69.66 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $69.66 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC THIN PREP PAP | $69.66 | $162.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Pap test, manual screening | $72.14 | $90.18 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Thin Prep / Surepath | $77.00 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Pap test, manual screening | $87.00 | $87.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Pathology Gyn Request | $92.00 | $132.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Pap test, manual screening | $104.50 | $104.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB PAP SMEAR - DX THIN LAYER | $106.80 | $178.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Cyto Cv Thin Layer | $110.00 | $162.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Pap Liquid Based-surepath Pspc | $116.00 | $129.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Cc Hfp Only-pap | $117.00 | $117.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Pap, Thinprep W/reflex To Hpv (Acog) Plab | $122.00 | $128.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $134.40 | $168.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE PAP SMEAR, TP W/ HPV REFLEX #3616 | $142.00 | $142.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Cytopath Thin Layer Pap S (Ref) | $147.00 | $147.00 | — source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Pap Liquid Based (Rl) | $153.00 | $170.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Pap test, manual screening | $155.70 | $173.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Cytology Genital Screen (Pap) Unmc | $171.00 | $171.00 | — source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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 | 8 | $15.60 | $50.49 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $33.04 | $40.52 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $59.14 | $106.07 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $134.40 | $134.40 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $72.14 | $72.14 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $155.70 | $155.70 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $38.54 | $38.54 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $32.93 | $32.93 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $53.10 | $53.10 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $54.79 | $54.79 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $40.02 | $40.02 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $40.73 | $40.73 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $40.42 | $40.42 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $34.46 | $34.46 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $106.80 | $106.80 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $104.50 | $104.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What Pap smear (lab reading) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Pap smear (lab reading) explained.
Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening in other states
- Alabama$41.23
- Alaska$95.94
- Arizona$26.87
- Arkansas$48.50
- California$91.00
- Colorado$152.85
- Connecticut$100.10
- Delaware$124.10
- District of Columbia$156.53, 3 hospitals
- Florida$53.11
- Georgia$51.00
- Hawaii$78.75
- Idaho$90.25
- Illinois$112.50
- Indiana$69.76
- Iowa$64.70
- Kansas$87.35
- Kentucky$60.60
- Louisiana$29.76
- Maine$74.40
- Maryland$107.79
- Massachusetts$91.93
- Michigan$77.79
- Minnesota$77.45
- Mississippi$29.89
- Missouri$73.08
- Montana$62.18
- Nevada$21.25
- New Hampshire$107.33
- New Jersey$23.30
- New Mexico$74.35
- New York$70.20
- North Carolina$62.50
- North Dakota$102.80
- Ohio$91.00
- Oklahoma$70.20
- Oregon$80.00
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Puerto Rico$595.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$120.00
- South Carolina$120.75
- South Dakota$69.60
- Tennessee$35.40
- Texas$87.45
- Utah$134.15
- Vermont$134.00
- Virginia$67.78
- Washington$83.20
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wisconsin$90.00
- Wyoming$70.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.