Smear wet mount cost at US hospitals
HC Smear Wet Mount · CPT 87210
$5.66
lowest cash price
$67.55
national median
$601.34
highest cash price
861
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $5.66–$601.34 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($26.50) → Sep 1, 2026 ($59.50)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $60.48 | $117.78 | $145.86 |
| Arizona | 24 | $5.66 | $13.41 | $106.11 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $10.45 | $54.00 | $90.35 |
| California | 91 | $12.28 | $82.11 | $367.88 |
| Colorado | 17 | $7.68 | $101.43 | $312.77 |
| Florida | 78 | $9.07 | $176.80 | $592.00 |
| Georgia | 25 | $27.00 | $70.59 | $601.34 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $32.32 | $32.32 | $33.00 |
| Illinois | 45 | $12.54 | $74.16 | $222.40 |
| Indiana | 26 | $37.75 | $83.40 | $127.20 |
| Iowa | 26 | $38.58 | $41.60 | $87.75 |
| Kansas | 11 | $54.40 | $257.92 | $519.64 |
| Kentucky | 16 | $28.91 | $45.44 | $129.55 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Maine | 7 | $17.25 | $48.35 | $148.45 |
| Maryland | 2 | $12.60 | $12.60 | $12.60 |
| Michigan | 27 | $8.03 | $76.00 | $108.00 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $39.59 | $83.16 | $101.60 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $11.96 | $20.24 | $40.50 |
| Missouri | 21 | $17.16 | $154.00 | $457.43 |
| Montana | 2 | $69.60 | $69.60 | $77.60 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $24.40 | $70.56 | $120.70 |
| Nevada | 4 | $28.14 | $64.37 | $89.81 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $83.50 | $83.50 | $83.50 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $5.82 | $6.40 | $6.40 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $100.38 | $100.38 | $100.38 |
| New York | 23 | $5.82 | $5.82 | $140.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $41.00 | $82.65 | $142.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $27.20 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Ohio | 67 | $14.30 | $39.60 | $192.40 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $21.74 | $62.40 | $269.09 |
| Oregon | 11 | $22.14 | $45.75 | $49.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 25 | $24.00 | $44.40 | $165.00 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $67.80 | $135.50 | $147.50 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $35.20 | $38.40 | $72.80 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $6.90 | $13.53 | $96.45 |
| Texas | 113 | $24.50 | $81.28 | $577.71 |
| Virginia | 43 | $6.90 | $72.50 | $400.70 |
| Washington | 32 | $20.00 | $38.50 | $163.10 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $11.00 | $36.00 | $119.00 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $22.80 | $37.50 | $129.55 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $22.26 | $33.34 | $37.52 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $41.60 | $5.50 – $25.57 |
| MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center | New Hampton, IA | $41.60 | $25.34 – $64.00 |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center | Dyersville, IA | $41.60 | $24.19 – $72.04 |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center | Oelwein, IA | $41.60 | $24.46 – $64.00 |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center | Elkader, IA | $41.60 | $32.94 – $66.89 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne, MN | $41.60 | $11.86 – $44.10 |
| St. Francis Hospital | Federal Way, WA | $41.61 | $5.82 – $52.70 |
| Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento, CA | $42.30 | $3.56 – $155.20 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $42.57 | $3.00 – $18.06 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $42.57 | $3.00 – $18.06 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $42.57 | $3.00 – $18.06 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $42.57 | $2.10 – $18.06 |
| Adventhealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte, FL | $43.09 | $5.82 – $10.63 |
| UPMC Mercy | Pittsburgh, PA | $43.20 | $4.85 – $11.60 |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Tacoma, WA | $43.91 | $5.82 – $52.70 |
| Mercy Primary Care - Bernie | Bernie, MO | $44.25 | $2.51 – $12.22 |
| UPMC Cole | Coudersport, PA | $44.40 | $3.78 – $59.20 |
| Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic | MARIETTA, OK | $45.00 | $3.49 – $8.03 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) | Boonville, IN | $45.00 | $1.32 – $19.21 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $45.00 | $5.50 – $9.20 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) | IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN | $45.00 | $1.32 – $13.27 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $45.44 | $3.05 – $90.87 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $45.44 | $3.05 – $121.16 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $45.44 | $3.05 – $121.16 |
| Baptist Health La Grange | La Grange, KY | $45.44 | $3.05 – $121.16 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $45.44 | $3.05 – $123.16 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville, KY | $45.44 | $3.05 – $121.16 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah, KY | $45.44 | $3.05 – $121.16 |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville | Berryville, AR | $45.50 | $5.18 – $19.49 |
| Providence Medford Medical Center | Medford, OR | $45.75 | $4.66 – $11.64 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | $45.76 | $5.82 – $21.68 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | $46.00 | $5.82 – $8.73 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | $46.00 | $5.82 – $25.25 |
| HCA FLORIDA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | JACKSONVILLE, FL | $46.00 | $4.66 – $53.92 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora, MO | $46.15 | $5.02 – $8.07 |
| St. Elizabeth Hospital | Enumclaw, WA | $46.85 | $5.82 – $63.24 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $47.25 | $3.05 – $89.18 |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson, AZ | $47.50 | $5.82 – $14.40 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | $48.00 | $8.01 – $65.20 |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center | DeWitt, IA | $48.00 | $16.79 – $27.20 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | $48.00 | $6.69 – $37.60 |
| Urbana Hospital | Urbana, OH | $48.00 | not published |
| Sanford Wheaton | Wheaton, MN | $48.00 | $14.53 – $54.00 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston, FL | $48.10 | $2.25 – $13.00 |
| indian river hospital | Vero Beach, FL | $48.10 | $4.02 – $59.20 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Mequon, WI | $48.23 | $5.82 – $18.32 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Milwaukee, WI | $48.23 | $5.82 – $18.32 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | $48.35 | $4.71 – $26.25 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $48.62 | $5.11 – $14.26 |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $49.20 | $5.75 – $11.80 |