Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 78 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $9.50 to $173.25, with a median of $77.79. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson (Carson City) and 4 other hospitals. The highest price is 18.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $77.79, is 10% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 3.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Michigan ranks 28th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 22 of 78 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.50University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson + 4 more
Median$77.79half of hospitals charge less
Highest$173.25in Michigan
Lowest saves$68.29vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $9.50 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $9.50 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $9.50 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $9.50 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing lowest Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $9.50 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG GYN PAP SMEAR THIN LAYER W/REFLEX HPV HIGH RISK DX | $19.56 | $27.94 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG GYN PAP SMEAR THIN LAYER W/REFLEX HPV HIGH RISK DX | $19.56 | $27.94 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PAP SMEAR WITH HPV | $21.15 | $45.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI CP CERV/VAG MANUAL SCR-MMA | $21.60 | $27.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp · Flint, MI R-CYTO THIN PREP PAP SCRN | $26.04 | $62.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Warde Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Manual Screening | $27.49 | $42.30 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB PAP SMEAR DX TLP MAN SCRN | $27.96 | $137.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB PAP SMEAR DX TLP MAN SCRN | $27.96 | $137.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI VAG CERV CYTO DIAG THIN PREP | $33.04 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CYTOPATH THIN PREP DX | $33.04 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CYTOPATH THIN PREP DX | $33.04 | $59.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI VAG CERV CYTO DIAG THIN PREP | $38.64 | $69.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI VAG CERV CYTO SCR THIN PREP | $42.00 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $45.80 | $91.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI GYN CYTOPATHY BY THIN PRE | $46.70 | $93.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $50.65 | $101.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $53.80 | $107.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $58.65 | $69.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $58.65 | $69.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Pap test, manual screening | $61.80 | $103.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti · Ann Arbor, MI CYTOPATH C V THIN LAYER | $63.14 | $63.14 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Sturgis, MI SUREPATH PAP DIAGNOSTIC | $68.90 | $106.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI PAP SMEAR - THIN LAYER DIAG | $71.52 | $145.95 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $77.00 | $154.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $77.35 | $91.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $77.35 | $91.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $77.63 | $129.38 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $77.95 | $155.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Hchg Cytl Gyn T/L Scr | $79.50 | $106.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $88.40 | $104.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $89.25 | $105.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $90.00 | $180.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $90.95 | $107.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Hchg Cytl Gyn T/L Diag | $91.20 | $120.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI 88142 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Liquid Prep | $92.65 | $109.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Hchg Cytl Gyn T/L Scr | $93.60 | $120.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $98.95 | $197.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI 88142 Cyto Cervical or Vaginal Manual Screen | $101.35 | $202.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $111.60 | $186.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC WO INTERP | $114.00 | $114.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $114.00 | $114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI CYTOLOGY VAG/CERV THIN LAYER-DIAGNOSTIC | $123.00 | $123.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC THIN PREP SCREEN WO INTERP | $143.00 | $143.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Cytopath, C/V, Thin Layer | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Cytopath, C/V, Thin Layer | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Cytopath, C/V, Thin Layer | $148.20 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI HC THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC WO INTERP | $151.00 | $151.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $151.00 | $151.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $152.91 | $254.85 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $158.25 | $211.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC WO INTERP | $165.00 | $165.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC THIN PREP SCREEN WO INTERP | $165.00 | $165.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC THIN PREP SCREEN WO INTERP | $165.00 | $165.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC THIN PREP SCREEN WO INTERP | $165.00 | $165.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC THIN PREP SCREEN WO INTERP | $165.00 | $165.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Thin Prep Diagnostic Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Thin Prep Screen Wo Interp | $165.00 | $165.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI PAP SMEAR SCREENING | $173.25 | $231.00 | Apr 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 24 | $21.15 | $48.68 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 9 | $9.50 | $114.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 4 | $9.50 | $9.50 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $58.65 | $90.95 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 2 | $27.49 | $45.32 |
| Flint, MI | 2 | $26.04 | $63.70 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $61.80 | $66.66 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $148.20 | $150.56 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $77.63 | $94.62 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $151.00 | $151.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $19.56 | $19.56 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $53.80 | $53.80 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $58.65 | $58.65 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $91.20 | $91.20 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $89.25 | $89.25 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $148.20 | $148.20 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $88.40 | $88.40 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $79.50 | $79.50 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $77.00 | $77.00 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $27.49 | $27.49 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $21.60 | $21.60 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $45.80 | $45.80 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $27.49 | $27.49 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $68.90 | $68.90 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $27.49 | $27.49 |
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
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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
- Louisiana$29.76
- Maine$74.40
- Maryland$107.79
- Massachusetts$91.93
- 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.