Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 76 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $33.92 to $339.15, with a median of $87.50. The lowest price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee (Milwaukee) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 10.0× 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$33.92Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee + 1 more
Median$87.50half pay less
Highest$339.15in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$53.58vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee lowest Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $33.92 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $33.92 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Cytopathology | $45.24 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL/VAGINAL, LIQUID BASED PREP; MANUAL SCREE | $58.80 | $127.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Cytopathology | $67.78 | $130.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $72.39 | $127.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $72.39 | $127.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $72.39 | $127.00 | — source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI CHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $76.00 | $95.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC PAP SMEAR MANUAL THIN LAYER | $76.86 | $139.75 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $80.03 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $80.03 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $80.03 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $80.03 | $151.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC CYTOPATHOLOGY C/V THIN LAYER | $80.03 | $151.00 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI THINPREP PAP | $80.92 | $144.50 | — source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PAP, THIN PREP | $87.50 | $175.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI PAP DIAGNOSTIC THIN LAYER PREP | $91.64 | $124.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL/VAGINAL, LIQUID BASED PREP; MANUAL SCREE | $98.88 | $192.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL/VAGINAL, LIQUID BASED PREP; MANUAL SCREE | $104.61 | $165.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL/VAGINAL, LIQUID BASED PREP; MANUAL SCREE | $112.04 | $213.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL/VAGINAL, LIQUID BASED PREP; MANUAL SCREE | $115.82 | $228.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC | $118.83 | $212.20 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC CYTOPATH CERVICAL | $127.38 | $193.00 | — source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC THINPREP PAP | $139.26 | $211.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC THINPREP PAP | $139.26 | $211.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC THINPREP PAP | $139.26 | $211.00 | — source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Cytopath,Auto Thnprep Pap | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Cytopath,Auto Thnprep Pap | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Cytopath, C/V, Thin Layer | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Cytopath,Auto Thnprep Pap | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Cytopath, C/V, Thin Layer | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Cytopath, C/V, Thin Layer | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Cytopath, C/V, Thin Layer | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Cytopath,Auto Thnprep Pap | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $183.35 | $193.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $184.72 | $184.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI PAP-THIN PREP (NEW CODE FOR PRICE DESCRIPANCY) | $339.15 | $357.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 15 | $33.92 | $87.50 |
| Green Bay, WI | 5 | $58.80 | $127.38 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $72.39 | $76.66 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 4 | $72.39 | $80.92 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $148.20 | $165.78 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $80.92 | $84.21 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $76.00 | $112.10 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 2 | $45.24 | $82.04 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $87.50 | $113.38 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $148.20 | $165.78 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $148.20 | $165.78 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $80.92 | $80.92 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $80.03 | $80.03 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $339.15 | $339.15 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $184.72 | $184.72 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $91.64 | $91.64 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $67.78 | $67.78 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $115.82 | $115.82 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $183.35 | $183.35 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $112.04 | $112.04 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $183.35 | $183.35 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $183.35 | $183.35 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $80.92 | $80.92 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $183.35 | $183.35 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $98.88 | $98.88 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $183.35 | $183.35 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $80.92 | $80.92 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $80.92 | $80.92 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $104.61 | $104.61 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $80.92 | $80.92 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
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
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wyoming$42.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.