Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $31.50 to $280.01, with a median of $106.47. The lowest price is at Cordova Community Medical Center (Cordova). The highest price is 8.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $106.47, is 50% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 5.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Alaska ranks 41st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 8 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 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$31.50Cordova Community Medical Center
Median$106.47half of hospitals charge less
Highest$280.01in Alaska
Lowest saves$74.97vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Community Medical Center lowest Cordova · Cordova, AK CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER: FF | $31.50 | $63.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Pap test, manual screening | $39.00 | $39.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $76.44 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $95.94 | $123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Pap test, manual screening | $117.00 | $117.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $127.39 | $127.39 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Pap test, manual screening | $159.00 | $159.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Pap test, manual screening | $280.01 | $294.75 | Jun 16, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 3 | $95.94 | $127.39 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $280.01 | $280.01 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $76.44 | $76.44 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
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
- Alabama$40.99
- 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.