Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Illinois
In Illinois, 89 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $17.75 to $336.00, with a median of $112.50. The lowest price is at Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook (Bolingbrook) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 18.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $112.50, is 59% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 5.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Illinois ranks 44th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 89 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Illinois law (Hospital Uninsured Patient Discount Act, 210 ILCS 89): an uninsured Illinois resident with family income up to 600% of the federal poverty level (300% at rural and critical access hospitals) can apply for a discount that brings the bill down to about 135% of the hospital's cost; up to 200% (125% at rural hospitals) medically necessary care is free. A hospital may collect no more than 25% of family income in 12 months. Ask the billing office for the application. 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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.75Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook + 3 more
Median$112.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$336.00in Illinois
Lowest saves$94.75vs the median
Hospitals in Illinois, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook lowest Bolingbrook · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $17.75 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Glenoaks lowest Glendale Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $17.75 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale lowest Hinsdale · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC MANUAL NO ALT CODE | $17.75 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Uchicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange lowest La Grange · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC PAP SMEAR SCREENING MANUAL ALT CODE G0123 | $17.75 | $71.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roseland Community Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pap test, manual screening | $20.82 | $66.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital Hoopeston · Danville, IL Cyto Pap, Ref | $21.00 | $21.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Louis A Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $24.05 | $70.73 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Resilience Healthcare West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $24.05 | $70.73 | Mar 17, 2025 source file |
| Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Melrose Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pap Thin Prep (Paptp) | $30.97 | $163.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MacNeal Hospital Berwyn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pap Thin Prep (Paptp) | $30.97 | $163.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN CYTOPATH PAP TLP MAN | $35.70 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pap test, manual screening | $36.46 | $130.20 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Morris Hospital Morris · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pap test, manual screening | $36.57 | $152.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Loyola University Medical Center Maywood · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pap Thin Prep (Paptp) | $37.49 | $163.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Richland Memorial Hospital Olney · Olney, IL Dx Cyto Path-Ml Cx /Vag | $38.00 | $38.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Presence Saint Joseph Hospital - Chicago Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC THINPREP PAP TEST | $42.90 | $130.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton Memorial Hospital McLeansboror · McLeansboror, IL LCHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $43.47 | $48.30 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Medical Center Kankakee · Kankakee, IL PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $50.84 | $191.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| FHN Memorial Hospital Freeport · Freeport, IL Pap test, manual screening | $53.60 | $67.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| Blessing Hospital Quincy · Quincy, IL-MO CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $53.74 | $89.56 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Ferrell Hospital Community Foundation Eldorado · Eldorado, IL HC CYTO PAP THIN LAYER C/V MANUAL DIAG | $54.75 | $73.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Rock Island Rock Island · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC CP CERV/VAG ATL MANUAL SCRN | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| MC Donough District Hospital Macomb · Macomb, IL .Change IG Pap to LB Pap LC | $70.80 | $118.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Hopedale Medical Complex Hopedale · Peoria, IL PAP SMEAR ROUTINE | $76.48 | $109.26 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| County of Clay Flora · Flora, IL LCHG CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $81.00 | $81.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Vista Medical Center East Waukegan · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $81.41 | $81.41 | Mar 31, 2025 source file |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital Sandwich · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB Ref Surepath Pap, Liquid | $83.30 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carle Health Pekin Hospital Pekin · Peoria, IL Cyto Pap, Ref | $85.00 | $85.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Illinois Peoria · Peoria, IL Cyto Pap, Ref | $85.00 | $85.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Proctor Community Hospital Peoria · Peoria, IL Cyto Pap, Ref | $85.00 | $85.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Rosiclare · Rosiclare, IL CYTO GYN THINPREP | $90.90 | $101.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Community First Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Pap test, manual screening | $92.13 | $184.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Glenbrook Hospital Glenview · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Thin Prep Pap Diagnostic/Manual Sc | $95.55 | $147.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| NorthShore University HealthSystems Skokie Hospital Skokie · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Thin Prep Pap Diagnostic/Manual Sc | $95.55 | $147.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville · St. Louis, MO-IL ASSOC CHG PAP GYNE LIQ BASED | $103.60 | $148.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland · St. Louis, MO-IL HC THINPREP PAP | $105.12 | $146.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville · St. Louis, MO-IL THIN PREP PAP | $111.45 | $222.90 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Oak Lawn Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital Park Ridge Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN PAP, THIN PREP | $112.50 | $225.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City · St. Louis, MO-IL PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $113.84 | $189.74 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Carle BroMenn Medical Center Normal · Bloomington, IL Pap Thin Prep | $116.00 | $116.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Carle Eureka Hospital Eureka · Peoria, IL Pap Thin Prep | $116.00 | $116.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| St Anthonys Memorial Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL HC THINPREP PAP | $116.64 | $162.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Medical Center Galena · Galena, IL Bill Pap Manual Screen Under Physician Supervision | $119.21 | $131.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Touchette Regional Hospital Cahokia Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $119.97 | $193.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville · St. Louis, MO-IL HC THINPREP PAP-90 | $122.40 | $170.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Thomas H Boyd Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, IL Pap test, manual screening | $122.40 | $153.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton · St. Louis, MO-IL THIN PREP PAP | $123.15 | $246.30 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon · St. Louis, MO-IL HC THINPREP PAP | $133.20 | $185.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Illini Community Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, IL HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER - LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $137.43 | $229.04 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, IL HC THINPREP PAP | $141.84 | $197.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Litchfield · Litchfield, IL HC THINPREP PAP | $141.84 | $197.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Springfield · Springfield, IL CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $141.84 | $197.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese · St. Louis, MO-IL CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $152.64 | $212.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital Highland Park · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC/MANUAL SCRN | $160.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB THIN PREP PAP SCREENING/MANUAL SCRN | $160.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hb Screen Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $160.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Covenant Health Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HB THIN PREP PAP DIAGNOSTIC/MANUAL SCRN | $160.00 | $160.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kirby Medical Center Monticello · Champaign-Urbana, IL PAPSMEAR CYTOPATHOLOGY CERV/VA | $160.80 | $268.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Harrisburg Medical Center Harrisburg · Harrisburg, IL HC Cyto Gyn Thinprep | $165.60 | $207.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Herrin Hospital Herrin · Marion-Herrin, IL HC Cyto Gyn Thinprep | $165.60 | $207.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Carbondale · Carbondale, IL HC Cyto Gyn Thinprep | $165.60 | $207.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro · Carbondale, IL HC Cyto Gyn Thinprep | $165.60 | $207.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hammond Henry Dist Hospital Geneseo · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Pap test, manual screening | $169.20 | $188.00 | Jan 22, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Decatur of Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Decatur · Decatur, IL HC THINPREP PAP | $173.52 | $241.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| City of Clinton Clinton · Clinton, IL Pap test, manual screening | $193.00 | $193.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon · Charleston-Mattoon, IL Pap test, manual screening | $205.00 | $205.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Elmhurst · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN HC CYTOPATH CERV OR VAG THIN LAYER MANUAL UNDER MD | $213.00 | $213.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Cytopath,Cerv Or Vag,Collctd In Preserv Fluid, Auto Thin Layer Prep,Mnual Scrning Under Md Sprvsn | $234.00 | $234.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ingalls Memorial Hospital Harvey · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Hc Cytopath,Cerv Or Vag,Collctd In Preserv Fluid, Auto Thin Layer Prep,Mnual Scrning Under Md Sprvsn | $239.00 | $239.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sparta Community Hospital Sparta · Sparta, IL PATH C/V PAP THIN LAYER DIAG TC | $248.25 | $248.25 | Jan 8, 2026 source file |
| Gibson Area Hospital Gibson City · Champaign-Urbana, IL CYTP C/V FLU AUTO THIN MNL PHYS | $318.00 | $318.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Carle Foundation Hospital Urbana · Champaign-Urbana, IL Dx Cyto Path-Ml Cx /Vag | $336.00 | $336.00 | Apr 15, 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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 44 | $17.75 | $83.30 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 9 | $103.60 | $119.97 |
| Peoria, IL | 5 | $76.48 | $85.00 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 3 | $160.80 | $318.00 |
| Carbondale, IL | 2 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 2 | $116.64 | $160.82 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $64.70 | $116.95 |
| Bloomington, IL | 1 | $116.00 | $116.00 |
| Carrollton, IL | 1 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Clinton, IL | 1 | $193.00 | $193.00 |
| Danville, IL | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Decatur, IL | 1 | $173.52 | $173.52 |
| Eldorado, IL | 1 | $54.75 | $54.75 |
| Flora, IL | 1 | $81.00 | $81.00 |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $53.60 | $53.60 |
| Galena, IL | 1 | $119.21 | $119.21 |
| Harrisburg, IL | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Kankakee, IL | 1 | $50.84 | $50.84 |
| Litchfield, IL | 1 | $141.84 | $141.84 |
| McLeansboror, IL | 1 | $43.47 | $43.47 |
| Macomb, IL | 1 | $70.80 | $70.80 |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Olney, IL | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Pittsfield, IL | 1 | $137.43 | $137.43 |
| Quincy, IL-MO | 1 | $53.74 | $53.74 |
| Rosiclare, IL | 1 | $90.90 | $90.90 |
| Shelbyville, IL | 1 | $141.84 | $141.84 |
| Sparta, IL | 1 | $248.25 | $248.25 |
| Springfield, IL | 1 | $141.84 | $141.84 |
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
- Idaho$90.25
- 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.