Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $11.13 to $167.00, with a median of $29.76. The lowest price is at Lafayette General Medical Center (Lafayette). The highest price is 15.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.76, is 58% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 37 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11.13Lafayette General Medical Center
Median$29.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$167.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$18.63vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette General Medical Center lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $11.13 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $12.19 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $12.96 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $13.78 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $15.90 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $19.32 | $138.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $19.72 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA CP CERV/VAG; ATL; MANUAL SCRN | $19.85 | $68.23 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $19.88 | $142.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $19.88 | $142.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $19.88 | $142.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $19.88 | $142.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $21.34 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $21.60 | $135.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $23.85 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $24.80 | $155.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $27.82 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $28.95 | $96.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $29.76 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $29.96 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $31.36 | $112.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $31.68 | $144.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test (Pap Smear) | $32.40 | $120.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $35.84 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $38.72 | $88.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP SCREENING | $40.89 | $87.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Pap Thin Prep, Manual | $45.09 | $147.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA CLIN GLOBAL CYTOPATH CERV/VAG THIN LAYER | $48.05 | $80.08 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $51.88 | $86.47 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $52.21 | $227.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CYTO, INTERPERATION MANUAL BY PHYSICIAN | $60.45 | $86.35 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA PAP smear | $81.76 | $136.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CP CERV/VAG (PAP -THIN PREP) | $88.00 | $88.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PAP SMEAR THIN PREP SCREENING | $88.84 | $120.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $105.20 | $263.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA .CYTOLOGY CERVICAL OR VAGINAL SPECIMEN | $161.71 | $161.71 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $167.00 | $167.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 12 | $12.96 | $21.47 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $11.13 | $13.78 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $38.72 | $64.86 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 3 | $29.76 | $48.05 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $45.09 | $48.48 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $19.72 | $50.74 |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $19.85 | $36.03 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $88.00 | $96.60 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $27.82 | $28.89 |
| Alexandria, LA | 1 | $167.00 | $167.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $28.95 | $28.95 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $19.88 | $19.88 |
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
- Illinois$112.50
- Indiana$69.76
- Iowa$64.70
- Kansas$87.35
- Kentucky$60.60
- 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.