Pap smear (lab reading) cost in New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $82.20 to $255.10, with a median of $94.78. The lowest price is at Monadnock Community Hospital (Peterborough). The highest price is 3.1× 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.
Hospitals in New Hampshire, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monadnock Community Hospital lowest Peterborough · Manchester-Nashua, NH 88142 *CYTO GYN | $82.20 | $137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester · Manchester-Nashua, NH Hc Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $88.06 | $238.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT SCR GYN LBP MAN SCREEN | $90.88 | $297.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua · Manchester-Nashua, NH HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $98.67 | $253.00 | — source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont · Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $101.20 | $184.00 | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth North Conway · North Conway, NH HC CYTOPATH CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $255.10 | $255.10 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 3 | $82.20 | $88.06 |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $90.88 | $96.04 |
| North Conway, NH | 1 | $255.10 | $255.10 |
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
- Nebraska$39.95
- Nevada$20.00
- 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.