Pap smear (lab reading) cost in New York
In New York, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $13.20 to $281.00, with a median of $70.20. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital (Westfield). The highest price is 21.3× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$13.20Westfield Memorial Hospital
Median$70.20half pay less
Highest$281.00in New York
Lowest saves$57.00vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield Memorial Hospital lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $13.20 | $60.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP | $20.26 | $84.94 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP | $20.26 | $84.94 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $20.26 | $51.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP | $20.26 | $84.94 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP | $20.26 | $84.94 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL, AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREP | $20.26 | $84.94 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $141.37 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $141.37 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $141.37 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CYTOPATH, C/V, THIN LAYER | $24.31 | $49.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $28.00 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $28.03 | $40.04 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $30.00 | $30.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $35.70 | — | — source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $41.00 | $41.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $54.00 | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $60.00 | — | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 88142 CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREE | $61.00 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $61.00 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $61.00 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $62.00 | — | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Cytopathology Cervix/Vagina | $64.80 | $81.00 | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Thin Prep Pap Cytology | $65.20 | $93.13 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $65.67 | $65.67 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $70.20 | $108.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $70.20 | $108.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $70.20 | $108.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $73.31 | $112.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $73.31 | $112.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $73.31 | $112.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $73.31 | $112.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY CG LIQUID NORMAL | $78.93 | $153.36 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $81.90 | $126.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $84.24 | $129.60 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $87.00 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $87.00 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $87.00 | $87.00 | — source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $90.23 | $112.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $90.95 | — | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CYTOPATH CER/VAG FLD,AUTO,THIN | $92.00 | $92.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $94.35 | $111.00 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $95.55 | $147.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC GYN CYTOPATH_THIN LAYER _ DIAGNOSTIC PAP | $97.22 | $149.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $171.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $176.09 | $176.09 | — source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $187.13 | $187.13 | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Cytology Thin Layer Preparatio | $223.61 | $223.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $281.00 | $281.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 24 | $20.26 | $63.10 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $28.00 | $73.31 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 6 | $28.03 | $87.00 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $70.20 | $70.20 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $84.24 | $95.55 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $61.00 | $71.45 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $73.31 | $73.31 |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $13.20 | $13.20 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
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 Hampshire$94.78
- New Jersey$23.30
- New Mexico$83.20
- 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.