Pap smear cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $26.00 to $102.60, with a median of $73.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital — $47.40 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $58.50 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $26.00 | $100.00 | $53.40–$76.20 | 74% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC SCR C/V CYTO THIN LAYER RESCR | $65.85 | $65.85 | $26.49–$61.90 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $67.00 | $67.00 | $26.61–$62.98 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $73.40 | $73.40 | $26.61–$69.00 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC SCR C/V CYTO THIN LAYER RESCR | $73.55 | $73.55 | $26.49–$69.43 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $73.85 | $73.85 | $26.61–$69.71 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 B* HC SCR C/V CYTO THIN LAYER RESCR | $73.90 | $73.90 | $26.49–$69.47 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMG SYSTEM | $102.60 | $171.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 NORDX THINPREP PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC | $102.60 | $171.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CYTO - C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - (CHG) | $102.60 | $171.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.00, median $73.40, highest $102.60 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $73.40. 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 1 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.