Pap smear cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 22 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $15.00 to $109.50, with a median of $56.00. The lowest listed price is at VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan — $41.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $74.22 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 cities for code 88175, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Jun 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan lowest Detroit, MI SCREENING CYTOPATHOLOGY | $15.00 | $20.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CYTOPATH THIN PREP IMAGED DX | $30.80 | $55.00 | $19.32–$47.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CYTOPATH THIN PREP IMAGED DX | $30.80 | $55.00 | $19.32–$47.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI CYTOPATH THIN PREP IMAGED DX | $30.80 | $55.00 | $19.32–$47.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI CYTOPATH THIN PREP IMAGED DX | $30.80 | $55.00 | $19.32–$47.37 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB PAP SMEAR AUTO THIN LAYER PREP AND MAN SCREEN | $36.72 | $155.00 | $13.92–$93.58 | 76% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB PAP SMEAR AUTO THIN LAYER PREP AND MAN SCREEN | $36.72 | $155.00 | $21.71–$36.72 | 76% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB PAP SMEAR AUTO THIN LAYER PREP AND MAN SCREEN | $36.72 | $155.00 | $13.92–$93.58 | 76% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $36.72 | — | $13.92–$93.58 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 GYN CYTOLOGY LIQUID PREP IMAGED | $43.71 | $93.00 | $31.60–$34.04 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 GYN CYTOLOGY LIQUID PREP NOT IMAG | $43.71 | $93.00 | $31.60–$34.04 | 53% | — source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 88175 Cyto Cerv or Vag Thin Prep Auto/Man | $55.65 | $111.30 | $14.56–$82.11 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Pap Screen Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Pap Screen Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Pap Diagnostic Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Pap Screen Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Pap Diagnostic Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Pap Screen Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Pap Diagnostic Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Pap Diagnostic Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Pap Screen Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Pap Diagnostic Auto | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 88175 Cyto Cerv or Vag Thin Prep Auto/Man | $60.65 | $121.30 | $14.56–$72.28 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CYT CV VAG TP AUTO W RESCRN | $62.72 | $112.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CYT CV VAG TP AUTO W RESCRN | $62.72 | $112.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CYTO CV VAG TP DX AUTO W/RESCR | $66.08 | $118.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CYTO CV VAG TP DX AUTO W/RESCR | $66.08 | $118.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CYT CV VAG TP AUTO W RESCRN | $72.24 | $129.00 | $21.59–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CYTO CV VAG TP DX AUTO W/RESCR | $72.24 | $129.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI CVT CV VAG TP AUTO W/RESCRN | $72.24 | $129.00 | $26.61–$42.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CYT CV VAG TP AUTO W RESCRN | $72.24 | $129.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CYT CV VAG TP AUTO W RESCRN | $72.24 | $129.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CYT CV VAG TP AUTO W RESCRN | $72.24 | $129.00 | $21.59–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CYTCERV VAG TP AUTO DX W/RESCR | $72.24 | $129.00 | $21.59–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CYTO CV VAG TP DX AUTO W/RESCR | $72.24 | $129.00 | $26.61–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Madison Heights, MI CVT CV VAG TP AUTO W/RESCRN | $72.24 | $129.00 | $26.61–$42.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CYTCERV VAG TP AUTO DX W/RESCR | $72.24 | $129.00 | $21.59–$42.31 | 44% | — source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 88175 Cyto Cerv or Vag Thin Prep Auto/Man | $89.40 | $178.80 | $14.56–$51.68 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SCREENING CYTOPATHOLOGY | $105.00 | $140.00 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SCREENING CYTOPATHOLOGY | $109.50 | $146.00 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $56.00, highest $109.50 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $56.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 7 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A Pap test checks cells from the cervix for changes that could lead to cancer. This code is the liquid-based Pap read by an automated system with review by a lab specialist.
What the price covers
The price covers the lab exam of the sample. Collecting it is part of the visit, which is billed separately.