Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $10.46 to $96.00, with a median of $26.87. The lowest price is at Mercy Gilbert Medical Center (Gilbert). The highest price is 9.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $26.87, is 62% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Arizona ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.46Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Median$26.87half of hospitals charge less
Highest$96.00in Arizona
Lowest saves$16.41vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center lowest Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ RL-A-TP REQ MAN 3018968 | $10.46 | $40.52 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $10.98 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $11.35 | $61.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $11.96 | $61.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $12.57 | $61.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $12.87 | $61.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $12.99 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $13.00 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $13.18 | $61.00 | Sep 19, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $13.54 | $61.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $14.40 | $61.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $14.94 | $61.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $15.07 | $61.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $17.02 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $17.08 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Thinprep Pap | $21.56 | $77.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Thinprep Pap | $21.56 | $77.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $23.30 | $170.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Payson Medical Center Payson · Payson, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $30.44 | $61.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ RL-A-TR REQUEST 2000138 | $31.57 | $84.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ *REF* ThinPrep Screen HPV Reflex | $36.72 | $73.44 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ *REF ThinPrep with HPV Co-Test-Screen | $36.72 | $73.44 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $38.79 | $215.49 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Page Hospital Page · Flagstaff, AZ LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $41.18 | $61.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CYTOPATH CER/VAG AUTO MAN SCRN | $42.70 | $229.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $43.56 | $242.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ RL-A-TP REQ MAN 3018968 | $44.66 | $161.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Pap test, manual screening | $44.80 | $128.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $45.91 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Benson Hospital Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ PAP SMEAR MONOLAYER | $50.88 | $106.00 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CYTOPATH CER/VAG AUTO MAN SCRN | $51.79 | $229.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $58.08 | $242.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $58.08 | $242.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville · Springerville, AZ CYTOPATHOLOGY CERV/VAG THIN PR | $67.27 | $118.01 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ 88142 BILL GYN THIN P MANUAL | $95.34 | $124.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $96.00 | $160.00 | Jul 10, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 19 | $10.46 | $13.54 |
| Tucson, AZ | 8 | $14.40 | $30.18 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 2 | $36.72 | $38.95 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $44.80 | $70.40 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 2 | $36.72 | $66.03 |
| Payson, AZ | 1 | $30.44 | $30.44 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $67.27 | $67.27 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1 | $50.88 | $50.88 |
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
- Alaska$106.47
- 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.