Cytopath smear oth prep screen & interp cost at US hospitals
HC CYTOPATH SMEAR OTH PREP SCREEN & INTERP · CPT 88161
$5.25
lowest cash price
$96.20
national median
$966.00
highest cash price
610
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $5.25–$966.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($34.43) → Sep 1, 2026 ($126.60)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $292.50 | $292.50 | $292.50 |
| Arizona | 22 | $11.77 | $40.55 | $61.04 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $9.45 | $96.20 | $260.00 |
| California | 82 | $5.25 | $95.89 | $249.12 |
| Colorado | 12 | $30.46 | $328.88 | $966.00 |
| Florida | 64 | $17.00 | $285.35 | $930.92 |
| Georgia | 23 | $118.00 | $380.00 | $380.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $237.75 |
| Illinois | 37 | $65.01 | $95.00 | $296.00 |
| Indiana | 25 | $126.60 | $225.60 | $235.80 |
| Iowa | 15 | $58.38 | $166.40 | $166.40 |
| Kansas | 8 | $54.00 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Kentucky | 9 | $22.90 | $32.25 | $126.60 |
| Louisiana | 4 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maryland | 1 | $113.40 | $113.40 | $113.40 |
| Michigan | 27 | $29.82 | $39.77 | $210.40 |
| Minnesota | 14 | $26.94 | $35.57 | $144.80 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $12.60 | $15.12 | $37.12 |
| Missouri | 16 | $30.25 | $116.05 | $880.76 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 10 | $38.42 | $58.38 | $97.94 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $26.76 | $28.84 | $116.71 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 18 | $28.98 | $29.55 | $497.61 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $63.00 | $132.15 | $254.99 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $109.60 | $109.60 | $142.40 |
| Ohio | 60 | $29.50 | $156.60 | $840.45 |
| Oklahoma | 14 | $32.75 | $74.10 | $146.25 |
| Oregon | 11 | $77.34 | $225.75 | $321.30 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | $49.20 | $54.60 | $219.60 |
| South Carolina | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 3 | $106.40 | $106.40 | $128.80 |
| Tennessee | 35 | $12.20 | $52.50 | $110.25 |
| Texas | 105 | $44.45 | $117.61 | $590.84 |
| Virginia | 37 | $49.50 | $57.50 | $116.40 |
| Washington | 32 | $35.00 | $74.95 | $497.60 |
| West Virginia | 11 | $25.00 | $26.50 | $88.50 |
| Wisconsin | 31 | $38.19 | $85.00 | $226.05 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $28.56 | $28.56 | $28.83 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $17.73 – $131.99 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $17.73 – $116.86 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $22.99 – $198.88 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $16.05 – $59.70 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $17.73 – $122.68 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $17.73 – $115.81 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $14.85 – $51.88 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $28.82 – $51.88 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $45.56 – $45.56 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $28.82 – $71.95 |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital | Wauwatosa, WI | not published | $55.72 – $162.18 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $22.65 – $123.31 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $7.08 – $113.98 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $28.18 – $92.32 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $29.06 – $100.24 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $12.95 – $117.63 |
| Spring Harbor Hospital | Westbrook, ME | not published | $23.70 – $49.88 |
| Pen Bay Medical Center | Rockport, ME | not published | $23.70 – $50.16 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $22.65 – $123.31 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $28.82 – $71.95 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $7.08 – $113.98 |
| MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital | North Conway, NH | not published | $23.70 – $49.48 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $28.82 – $110.31 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $29.13 – $43.70 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | not published | $45.56 – $45.56 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | not published | $28.82 – $52.39 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $24.70 – $50.16 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta, GA | not published | $13.74 – $91.51 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $19.80 – $54.35 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA | not published | $19.80 – $53.86 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell, GA | not published | $19.80 – $54.35 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $88.51 – $88.51 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | not published | $345.89 – $345.89 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $18.73 – $179.07 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $18.73 – $180.89 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $18.73 – $54.76 |
| CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center | Coushatta, LA | not published | $22.99 – $84.37 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | not published | $28.27 – $128.74 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | not published | $17.81 – $50.21 |
| Adventhealth Ocala | Ocala, FL | not published | $30.20 – $67.05 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | not published | $27.14 – $36.81 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | Centralia, WA | not published | $33.49 – $163.80 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) | Boonville, IN | not published | $7.08 – $113.98 |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park | Overland Park, KS | not published | $10.36 – $79.41 |
| Adventhealth Murray | Po Box 1406, GA | not published | $24.67 – $53.37 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) | Williamsport, IN | not published | $7.08 – $113.98 |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital | Novi, MI | not published | $13.91 – $66.97 |
| University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center | Chardon, OH | not published | $27.36 – $49.26 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) | Anderson, IN | not published | $7.08 – $113.98 |
| Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) | Wamego, KS | not published | $12.71 – $129.31 |