Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $7.29 to $363.00, with a median of $48.50. The lowest price is at Conway Regional Medical Center (Conway). The highest price is 49.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $48.50, is 32% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Arkansas ranks 8th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 33 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.29Conway Regional Medical Center
Median$48.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$363.00in Arkansas
Lowest saves$41.21vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR APA MANUAL THINPREP PAP | $7.29 | $33.12 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle · Russellville, AR APA MANUAL THINPREP PAP | $7.89 | $31.54 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Hot Spring County Malvern · Malvern, AR 88142 - CYTP CERV-VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $14.56 | $58.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $16.80 | $112.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Ouachita County Medical Center Camden · Camden, AR CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP SCREE | $20.00 | $40.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $20.52 | $108.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $22.80 | $25.33 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $22.80 | $25.33 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $23.53 | $112.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $26.89 | $112.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $30.00 | $50.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $30.00 | $50.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Willow Creek Womens Hospital Johnson · Johnson, AR PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $36.98 | $112.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital Salem · Salem, AR CYTOPATHOLGOY CERVICAL OR VAGINAL | $40.80 | $58.28 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Pap Smear Manual Screen | $45.50 | $70.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Pap Smear Manual Screen | $45.50 | $70.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR #PAP SMEAR-THIN PREP-APA | $48.50 | $198.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Pap Smear Manual Screen | $48.75 | $75.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PAP SMEAR-THIN PREP-APA | $49.37 | $198.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs · Hot Springs, AR HC Cervical-Vaginal Thin Layer PR | $49.53 | $195.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Pap Smear Manual Screen | $52.65 | $81.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR Pap Smear Manual Screen | $52.65 | $81.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR Pap Smear Manual Screen | $52.65 | $81.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron · Waldron, AR Pap Smear Manual Screen | $52.65 | $81.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville · Blytheville, AR PAP THIN PREP | $57.03 | $85.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Pap Smear Manual Screen | $57.85 | $89.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| McGehee Hospital McGehee · McGehee, AR CYTO-PAP SMEAR | $67.00 | $100.00 | Apr 9, 2026 source file |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison · Harrison, AR CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $69.46 | $69.46 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Ozark Health Clinton · Clinton, AR GYNO PAP SMEAR | $74.88 | $144.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home · Mountain Home, AR * Pap, Sure Path Man Diagnosti | $76.20 | $127.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR SUREPATH PAP 14471 QT | $81.20 | $203.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR PAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $189.00 | $189.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Izard Regional Hospital Calico Rock · Mountain Home, AR PAP SMEAR THIN LAYER | $363.00 | $363.00 | Mar 30, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 7 | $7.29 | $30.00 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 5 | $22.80 | $26.89 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 2 | $45.50 | $45.50 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 2 | $76.20 | $219.60 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $57.85 | $57.85 |
| Booneville, AR | 1 | $52.65 | $52.65 |
| Blytheville, AR | 1 | $57.03 | $57.03 |
| Clinton, AR | 1 | $74.88 | $74.88 |
| Camden, AR | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| E Academy Paris, AR | 1 | $52.65 | $52.65 |
| Harrison, AR | 1 | $69.46 | $69.46 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $49.53 | $49.53 |
| Johnson, AR | 1 | $36.98 | $36.98 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1 | $20.52 | $20.52 |
| McGehee, AR | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Malvern, AR | 1 | $14.56 | $14.56 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
| Ozark, AR | 1 | $52.65 | $52.65 |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $7.89 | $7.89 |
| Salem, AR | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Waldron, AR | 1 | $52.65 | $52.65 |
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
- Arizona$26.87
- 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.