Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $27.33 to $1,575.68, with a median of $152.85. The lowest price is at Sterling Regional Medical Center (Sterling). The highest price is 57.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $152.85, is 115% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 7.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Colorado ranks 50th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 36 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$27.33Sterling Regional Medical Center
Median$152.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,575.68in Colorado
Lowest saves$125.52vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Regional Medical Center lowest Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $27.33 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $28.00 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $29.83 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Cytopath c/v thin layer | $31.00 | $31.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB SCR MANUAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG | $39.77 | $61.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CYTOP,MONOLAYER W/INT CX OR VG | $45.85 | $130.98 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Liquid Pap | $62.00 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO THINPREP SCREEN W/O PHYS INTR | $64.95 | $108.25 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Pap test, manual screening | $68.80 | $86.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO AP Pap Smear, Thin Prep, Tech Comp | $72.00 | $96.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $75.35 | $137.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Conejos County Hospital La Jara · Alamosa, CO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $75.35 | $137.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Pap Liquid Based-SurePath PSPC | $77.55 | $103.40 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $90.72 | $162.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Boulder Community Health Boulder · Boulder, CO HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $94.50 | $189.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=CYTOLOGY C/VAG THIN LAYER MANUAL SCN THINPREP | $103.35 | $159.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CYTO GYN THIN LAYER | $107.07 | $281.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital Gunnison · Gunnison, CO Pap test, manual screening | $130.90 | $154.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC CYTO GYN THIN LAYER | $174.80 | $218.50 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC CYTO GYN THIN LAYER | $174.80 | $218.50 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC CYTO GYN THIN LAYER | $174.80 | $218.50 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $196.61 | $196.61 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $196.61 | $196.61 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $196.61 | $196.61 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $214.25 | $214.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $321.40 | $321.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $321.40 | $321.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $321.40 | $321.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $321.40 | $321.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $321.40 | $321.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $523.00 | $523.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $523.00 | $523.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $1,342.69 | $1,342.69 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $1,342.69 | $1,342.69 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $1,575.68 | $1,575.68 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $1,575.68 | $1,575.68 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 17 | $45.85 | $321.40 |
| Alamosa, CO | 2 | $75.35 | $75.35 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $94.50 | $207.95 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $64.95 | $64.95 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $174.80 | $174.80 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $29.83 | $29.83 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $39.77 | $39.77 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $174.80 | $174.80 |
| Gunnison, CO | 1 | $130.90 | $130.90 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $90.72 | $90.72 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $68.80 | $68.80 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $174.80 | $174.80 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $27.33 | $27.33 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $77.55 | $77.55 |
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$41.23
- Alaska$95.94
- Arizona$26.87
- Arkansas$48.50
- California$91.00
- Connecticut$100.10
- Delaware$124.10
- District of Columbia$156.53, 3 hospitals
- Florida$53.11
- 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$29.89
- 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$62.50
- 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$87.45
- 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.