Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $6.08 to $107.10, with a median of $29.89. The lowest price is at Merit Health River Oaks (Flowood). The highest price is 17.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.89, is 58% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Mississippi ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 41 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.08Merit Health River Oaks
Median$29.89half of hospitals charge less
Highest$107.10in Mississippi
Lowest saves$23.81vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merit Health River Oaks lowest Flowood · Jackson, MS ThinPrep Pap (CQ) | $6.08 | $27.64 | May 5, 2025 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $11.55 | $55.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $12.10 | $55.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $15.19 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical West Point · West Point, MS HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC CYTOPATH MANUAL PAP RFLX LCA | $15.91 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $18.75 | $75.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $21.20 | $53.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $22.00 | $55.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $22.40 | $112.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $22.55 | $55.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $24.20 | $55.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $24.50 | $81.67 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $24.75 | $55.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $25.76 | $112.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $28.88 | $76.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $29.89 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $30.87 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $32.83 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP DIAGNOSTIC | $33.81 | $49.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS CYTOPATHOLGOY CERVICAL OR VAGINAL | $38.85 | $55.50 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $39.52 | $76.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Madison Canton · Jackson, MS CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $40.00 | $100.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $40.00 | $100.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $42.30 | $141.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $54.90 | $305.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS FMG PAP SMEAR | $55.00 | $55.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Pap test, manual screening | $59.50 | $119.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $60.48 | $252.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $60.48 | $252.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $61.82 | $281.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Pap test, manual screening | $64.91 | $83.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Thin Prep W Hpv | $67.00 | $89.00 | — source file |
| Choctaw Regional Medical Center Ackerman · Ackerman, MS THIN PREP PAP W IMAGING | $70.56 | $100.80 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Pap test, manual screening | $73.00 | $73.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $93.20 | $466.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $107.10 | $357.00 | Feb 24, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 7 | $6.08 | $30.87 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $24.50 | $61.04 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $12.10 | $18.60 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $22.40 | $42.11 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $15.91 | $38.20 |
| Ackerman, MS | 1 | $70.56 | $70.56 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $15.91 | $15.91 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $42.30 | $42.30 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $39.52 | $39.52 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $24.75 | $24.75 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $38.85 | $38.85 |
| Columbus, MS | 1 | $18.75 | $18.75 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $33.81 | $33.81 |
| Grenada, MS | 1 | $21.20 | $21.20 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $15.91 | $15.91 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $24.20 | $24.20 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $64.91 | $64.91 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $60.48 | $60.48 |
| Oxford, MS | 1 | $25.76 | $25.76 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $15.91 | $15.91 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $15.91 | $15.91 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $29.89 | $29.89 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $54.90 | $54.90 |
| West Point, MS | 1 | $15.91 | $15.91 |
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$41.23
- Alaska$95.94
- 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$53.11
- 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
- Michigan$77.79
- Minnesota$77.45
- 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$62.50
- 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$87.45
- 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.