Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 71 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $10.13 to $1,085.84, with a median of $51.00. The lowest price is at Southwell Medical Center (Adel). The highest price is 107.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $51.00, is 28% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Georgia ranks 10th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 71 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.13Southwell Medical Center
Median$51.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,085.84in Georgia
Lowest saves$40.87vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Medical Center lowest Adel · Adel, GA Cytology/Gyn Thin Prep/Diagnostic | $10.13 | $20.26 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $20.00 | $85.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla · Ocilla, GA PAP SMEAR | $24.63 | $49.25 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath Cervical/Vaginal Auto Thin Layer Prep Manual Screen | $41.34 | $106.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA Gyn ThinPrep +HPV Cytology-RL | $42.00 | $84.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $49.59 | $165.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $125.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $125.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $125.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.00 | $125.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA Pap smear (LB) liquid based pr | $51.00 | $68.00 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cytpath Cerv/Vag Screen | $52.20 | $174.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $52.62 | $55.39 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC CERVICAL-VAGINAL THIN LAYER PR | $58.91 | $199.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC CYTOPATH CERV VAG THIN LAYER | $59.00 | $118.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $61.10 | $94.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA ANMED PAP THIN PREP | $70.50 | $117.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Brooks Quitman · Valdosta, GA THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC | $75.60 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC | $75.60 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC | $75.60 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC | $75.60 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $76.05 | $117.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $81.90 | $126.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC CYTOPATH CERV VAG THIN LAYER | $87.50 | $175.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC CYTOPATH CERV VAG THIN LAYER | $89.00 | $178.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Thin Prep Reflex Hpvmrna 88142 | $93.00 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Thin Prep Reflex Hpvmrna 88142 | $93.00 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $93.15 | $345.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $117.00 | $156.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $117.00 | $156.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus Lakeland · Valdosta, GA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $117.00 | $156.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $121.50 | $121.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $136.00 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Forsyth · Macon-Bibb County, GA SUREPATH PAP SCREEN | $165.75 | $221.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $211.00 | $211.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA PAP SMEAR LIQUID BASED | $255.85 | $301.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $290.41 | $484.02 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Pap Smear | $337.00 | $337.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $734.49 | $734.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $1,085.84 | $1,085.84 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 32 | $20.00 | $49.59 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 4 | $41.34 | $49.59 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4 | $49.59 | $68.54 |
| Valdosta, GA | 3 | $75.60 | $117.00 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $89.00 | $93.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $49.59 | $65.74 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $49.59 | $49.59 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $75.60 | $75.60 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $10.13 | $10.13 |
| Baxley, GA | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $290.41 | $290.41 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $75.60 | $75.60 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $58.91 | $58.91 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $52.62 | $52.62 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $255.85 | $255.85 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $76.05 | $76.05 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $61.10 | $61.10 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $41.34 | $41.34 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $59.00 | $59.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Ocilla, GA | 1 | $24.63 | $24.63 |
| Rome, GA | 1 | $1,085.84 | $1,085.84 |
| Savannah, GA | 1 | $211.00 | $211.00 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $93.15 | $93.15 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $70.50 | $70.50 |
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
- 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
- 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.