Lab tests CPT 88142 New Mexico Outpatient

Pap smear (lab reading) cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, one hospital publishes a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: $83.20 at Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems (Taos).

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 Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Holy Cross Hospital a Div of Taos Health Systems Taos · Taos, NM THIN PREP PAP $83.20 $104.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Taos, NM 1 $83.20 $83.20

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.