Lab tests CPT 88142 Puerto Rico Outpatient

Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, one hospital publishes a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: $85.00 at Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon (Bayamon).

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 27, 2026. See them on a map

Hospitals in Puerto Rico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Doctors' Center Hospital - Bayamon Bayamon · San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR Cytopath C/v Thin Layer $85.00 $85.00 —
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Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR 1 $85.00 $85.00

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.