Pap smear (lab reading) cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $32.50 to $171.04, with a median of $50.00. The lowest price is at Weirton Medical Center (Weirton). The highest price is 5.3× 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 West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center lowest Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $32.50 | $65.00 | — source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $100.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.50 | $101.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $74.00 | $148.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $80.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cyto Thin Prep w/o Pathologist in | $171.04 | $171.04 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $171.04 | $171.04 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
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
- Vermont$145.78
- Virginia$35.40
- Washington$64.40
- Wisconsin$87.50
- Wyoming$42.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.