Pap smear cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 15 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $26.00 to $495.00, with a median of $97.13. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $71.13 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $81.81 at 89 hospitals.
- The median here, $97.13, is 17% above the US median of $83.00.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Philadelphia, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 15 cities for code 88175, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $288.40 | $21.29–$279.75 | 91% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $26.00 | $288.40 | $21.29–$230.72 | 91% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Cytopthlgy,Cervical Or Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $190.00 | — | 60% |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Cytopthlgy,Cervical Or Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $190.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Cytopthlgy,Cervical Or Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $190.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Cytopthlgy,Cervical Or Vag File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.00 | $190.00 | — | 60% |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Thinprep Tis Pap Reflex HPV MRNA E6/E7, Chlamydia/N.Gonorrhoeae-Q+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $97.13 | $97.13 | $19.64–$121.79 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Cytopath C/V Auto Screening+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $97.13 | $97.13 | $18.58–$121.79 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Cytopath C/V Auto Screening+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $97.13 | $97.13 | $16.37–$121.79 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Cytopath C/V Auto Screening+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $97.13 | $97.13 | $19.64–$121.79 | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $112.45 | $173.00 | $26.54–$329.22 | 35% |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest 90933 Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $112.45 | $173.00 | $17.30–$285.00 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $173.55 | $267.00 | $26.08–$348.77 | 35% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $495.00 | $550.00 | $26.61–$3,398.25 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $495.00 | $550.00 | $26.61–$455.51 | 10% |
Outpatient: lowest $26.00, median $97.13, highest $495.00 — a 19.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $97.13. 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 10 of 11 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 Pap smear is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Pap smear explained.