Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Idaho
In Idaho, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $30.88 to $168.60, with a median of $90.25. The lowest price is at Bonner General Hospital (Sandpoint). The highest price is 5.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $90.25, is 27% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Idaho ranks 35th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 25 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$30.88Bonner General Hospital
Median$90.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$168.60in Idaho
Lowest saves$59.37vs the median
Hospitals in Idaho, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner General Hospital lowest Sandpoint · Sandpoint, ID Pap test, manual screening | $30.88 | $38.60 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Kootenai Health Coeur D'Alene · Coeur d'Alene, ID HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $36.00 | $48.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls · Coeur d'Alene, ID CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $38.00 | $38.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Caribou Medical Center Soda Springs · Soda Springs, ID Pap test, manual screening | $49.70 | $71.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot · Blackfoot, ID Pap test, manual screening | $70.00 | $100.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $80.35 | $80.35 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Madison Memorial Hospital Rexburg · Rexburg, ID CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $86.25 | $115.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Teton Valley Health Care Driggs · Jackson, WY-ID Pap test, manual screening | $88.00 | $110.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry · Bonners Ferry, ID Pap test, manual screening | $89.60 | $112.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Twin Falls · Twin Falls, ID | $90.00 | $90.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa · Boise City, ID | $90.00 | $90.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum · Hailey, ID | $90.00 | $90.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Valor Health Emmett · Boise City, ID Pap test, manual screening | $90.25 | $95.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics Orofino · Orofino, ID Pap test, manual screening | $94.50 | $126.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Cottonwood · Cottonwood, ID Pap test, manual screening | $94.50 | $126.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center Arco · Idaho Falls, ID Pap test, manual screening | $104.80 | $131.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon · Salmon, ID Pap test, manual screening | $119.25 | $159.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $120.00 | $120.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Medical Center Caldwell · Boise City, ID Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $124.71 | $124.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Gritman Medical Center Moscow · Moscow, ID HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $152.00 | $152.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's McCall McCall · McCall, ID | $156.00 | $156.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise · Boise City, ID | $156.00 | $156.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa · Boise City, ID HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $158.60 | $244.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise · Boise City, ID HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $158.60 | $244.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello · Pocatello, ID Pap test, manual screening | $168.60 | $281.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | 6 | $90.00 | $140.36 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $80.35 | $104.80 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 2 | $36.00 | $37.00 |
| Bonners Ferry, ID | 1 | $89.60 | $89.60 |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Cottonwood, ID | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| McCall, ID | 1 | $156.00 | $156.00 |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $152.00 | $152.00 |
| Orofino, ID | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $168.60 | $168.60 |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $86.25 | $86.25 |
| Salmon, ID | 1 | $119.25 | $119.25 |
| Soda Springs, ID | 1 | $49.70 | $49.70 |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $30.88 | $30.88 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
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
- 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
- Georgia$51.00
- Hawaii$78.75
- 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.