Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Vermont
In Vermont, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $83.00 to $273.00, with a median of $145.78. The lowest price is at University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care (Burlington). The highest price is 3.3× 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 23, 2026.
Hospitals in Vermont, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care lowest Burlington · Burlington-South Burlington, VT HC - SCREENING CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL OR VAGINAL (ANY REPORTING SYSTEM), COLLECTED IN PRESERVATIVE | $83.00 | $83.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Southwestern Vermont Medical Center Bennington · Bennington, VT THIN PREP PAP TEST PROBLEM DX | $145.78 | $208.25 | — source file |
| Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital St. Johnsbury · St. Johnsbury, VT FAHC THIN PREP PAP SCREENING | $273.00 | $364.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $145.78 | $145.78 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| St. Johnsbury, VT | 1 | $273.00 | $273.00 |
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
- 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
- Virginia$35.40
- Washington$64.40
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wisconsin$87.50
- Wyoming$42.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.