Obtaining screen pap smear cost at US hospitals
Obtaining screen pap smear · HCPCS Q0091
$5.29
lowest cash price
$39.00
national median
$216.00
highest cash price
283
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $5.29–$216.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($66.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($29.55)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 48 | $6.75 | $113.68 | $113.68 |
| Colorado | 13 | $100.98 | $100.98 | $100.98 |
| Florida | 58 | $18.40 | $80.00 | $105.95 |
| Georgia | 22 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 1 | $11.52 | $11.52 | $11.52 |
| Illinois | 25 | $78.00 | $84.60 | $87.00 |
| Indiana | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 20 | $38.00 | $80.80 | $104.00 |
| Kansas | 5 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 5 | $43.80 | $43.80 | $117.65 |
| Louisiana | 5 | 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 |
| Michigan | 17 | $39.77 | $95.00 | $216.00 |
| Minnesota | 7 | $23.91 | $23.91 | $23.91 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $10.12 | $10.71 | $18.40 |
| Missouri | 14 | $28.71 | $28.71 | $51.00 |
| Montana | 2 | $63.20 | $63.20 | $63.20 |
| Nebraska | 3 | $78.12 | $79.05 | $84.66 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $66.75 | $66.75 | $66.75 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $26.76 | $27.13 | $48.41 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 20 | $12.19 | $29.55 | $97.22 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $31.50 | $31.50 | $85.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 43 | $21.75 | $63.70 | $105.95 |
| Oklahoma | 3 | $37.22 | $37.22 | $37.22 |
| Oregon | 10 | $9.92 | $67.68 | $129.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 10 | $13.80 | $48.00 | $64.00 |
| South Carolina | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 27 | $5.29 | $5.55 | $5.55 |
| Texas | 88 | $9.98 | $18.46 | $132.22 |
| Virginia | 34 | $5.29 | $36.00 | $84.60 |
| Washington | 22 | $35.36 | $35.36 | $47.43 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $18.00 | $36.00 | $82.00 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | $20.24 | $38.50 | $115.20 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | $20.24 | $21.46 – $55.21 |
| SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital | Waupun, WI | $20.24 | $22.99 – $22.99 |
| SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital | Ripon, WI | $20.24 | $22.99 – $22.99 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | $20.80 | $22.99 – $22.99 |
| St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital | Houston, TX | $21.70 | $16.74 – $62.00 |
| Baylor St Luke's Medical Center | Houston, TX | $21.70 | $16.74 – $62.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land, TX | $21.70 | $16.74 – $62.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital | Spring, TX | $21.70 | $16.74 – $62.00 |
| St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital | The Woodlands, TX | $21.70 | $16.74 – $62.00 |
| University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center | Ashland, OH | $21.75 | $28.05 – $50.49 |
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH | $21.75 | $27.36 – $54.73 |
| REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL | Reedley, CA | $21.85 | $0.54 – $272.72 |
| UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | Ukiah, CA | $23.00 | $15.69 – $404.10 |
| University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center | Beachwood, OH | $23.25 | $12.40 – $69.29 |
| University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center | Elyria, OH | $23.25 | $27.36 – $49.26 |
| University Hospitals St. John Medical Center | Westlake OH, OH | $23.25 | $29.55 – $53.19 |
| University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center | Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH | $23.25 | $27.36 – $49.26 |
| University Hospitals Parma Medical Center | Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH | $23.25 | $14.88 – $49.26 |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center | Ravenna OH 44266, OH | $23.25 | $10.99 – $53.19 |
| University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center | Chardon, OH | $23.25 | $27.36 – $49.26 |
| University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center | Beachwood, OH | $23.25 | $6.85 – $49.26 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt, MN | $23.91 | $20.27 – $58.76 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $23.91 | $20.27 – $58.76 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $23.91 | $20.27 – $58.76 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls, MN | $23.91 | $18.07 – $128.43 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $23.91 | $20.27 – $58.76 |
| UPMC Community Osteopathic | Harrisburg, PA | $24.60 | $8.20 – $197.90 |
| UPMC Somerset | Somerset, PA | $24.60 | $9.90 – $25.22 |
| Ocean University Medical Center | Brick, NJ | $26.76 | $24.49 – $50.64 |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center | Manahawkin, NJ | $26.76 | $26.76 – $50.64 |
| Bayshore Medical Center | Holmdel, NJ | $27.11 | $27.11 – $50.64 |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center | Neptune City, NJ | $27.11 | $27.11 – $55.14 |
| Riverview Medical Center | Red Bank, NJ | $27.11 | $27.11 – $50.64 |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center | Perth Amboy, NJ | $27.13 | $27.13 – $95.00 |
| JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) | Edison, NJ | $27.13 | $24.49 – $53.78 |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced | Merced, CA | $27.30 | $29.60 – $49.82 |
| Jefferson Medical Center | Ranson, WV | $28.00 | not published |
| Potomac Valley Hospital | Keyser, WV | $28.00 | not published |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | Fenton, MO | $28.71 | $20.80 – $34.76 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton, MO | $28.71 | $20.80 – $34.76 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville, MO | $28.71 | $20.80 – $24.67 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles, MO | $28.71 | $20.80 – $34.76 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights, MO | $28.71 | $20.80 – $34.76 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis, MO | $28.71 | $20.80 – $34.76 |
| Hackensack University Medical Center | Hackensack, NJ | $28.84 | $23.07 – $56.98 |
| Palisades Medical Center | North Bergen, NJ | $28.84 | $28.84 – $104.07 |
| Lincoln Medical Center | Bronx, NY | $28.98 | $1.00 – $54.16 |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York, NY | $28.98 | $1.00 – $54.16 |
| Harlem Hospital Center | New York, NY | $28.98 | $1.00 – $54.16 |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center | NY 11373, NY | $28.98 | $1.00 – $54.16 |