Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $10.98 to $223.00, with a median of $40.99. The lowest price is at Baldwin Health (Foley). The highest price is 20.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $40.99, is 42% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Alabama ranks 7th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 26 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 88142. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.98Baldwin Health
Median$40.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$223.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$30.01vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baldwin Health lowest Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL L192005 GYNE PAP LIQ | $10.98 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL Q92093 PAP LB | $18.23 | $101.30 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $20.00 | $400.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $20.26 | $20.26 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $20.26 | $20.26 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $20.80 | $52.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $24.90 | $165.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL PAP Cytology Thinprep Bill Only | $28.60 | $52.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $29.33 | $73.33 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL BILL CYTO GYN LIQUID PREP | $30.39 | $50.65 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $37.24 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $44.74 | $372.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Uab Liquid-Based Pap - Adj 88142 | $47.36 | $110.13 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL PATH CYTOPATH GYN | $61.58 | $72.45 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL PAP THIN-LAYER DIAG | $69.75 | $139.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL PAP THIN-LAYER DIAG | $69.75 | $139.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $72.80 | $104.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL THIN LAYER PAP | $97.60 | $122.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL CYTOPATH CER VAG THIN LYR | $143.50 | $143.50 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL CYTOPHAOLOGY CERVICAL OR VAGNIAL | $180.64 | $361.27 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-THINPREP WITH HPV CO-TEST | $223.00 | $223.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL LAB-THINPREP WITH HPV CO-TEST | $223.00 | $223.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-THINPREP WITH HPV CO-TEST | $223.00 | $223.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-THINPREP WITH HPV CO-TEST | $223.00 | $223.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville, AL | 3 | $18.23 | $223.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $223.00 | $223.00 |
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $47.36 | $95.43 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $24.90 | $27.12 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $20.00 | $32.37 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $69.75 | $83.68 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $37.24 | $37.24 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $10.98 | $10.98 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $69.75 | $69.75 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $20.26 | $20.26 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $15.91 | $15.91 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $180.64 | $180.64 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $61.58 | $61.58 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $30.39 | $30.39 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $20.26 | $20.26 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $15.91 | $15.91 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What Pap smear (lab reading) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Pap smear (lab reading) explained.
Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening in other states
- Alaska$106.47
- Arizona$26.87
- Arkansas$48.50
- California$91.00
- Colorado$152.85
- Connecticut$100.10
- Delaware$124.10
- District of Columbia$156.53, 3 hospitals
- Florida$51.60
- Georgia$51.00
- Hawaii$78.75
- Idaho$90.25
- Illinois$112.50
- Indiana$69.76
- Iowa$64.70
- Kansas$87.35
- Kentucky$60.60
- Louisiana$29.76
- Maine$74.40
- Maryland$107.79
- Massachusetts$91.93
- Michigan$77.79
- Minnesota$77.45
- Mississippi$30.38
- Missouri$73.08
- Montana$62.18
- Nebraska$65.33
- Nevada$21.25
- New Hampshire$107.33
- New Jersey$23.30
- New Mexico$74.35
- New York$70.20
- North Carolina$61.25
- North Dakota$102.80
- Ohio$91.00
- Oklahoma$70.20
- Oregon$80.00
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Puerto Rico$595.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$120.00
- South Carolina$120.75
- South Dakota$69.60
- Tennessee$35.40
- Texas$87.01
- Utah$134.15
- Vermont$134.00
- Virginia$67.78
- Washington$83.20
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wisconsin$90.00
- Wyoming$70.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.