Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $12.50 to $557.38, with a median of $73.08. The lowest price is at Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital (Ste. Genevieve). The highest price is 44.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $73.08, is 3% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 3.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Missouri ranks 24th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 42 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.50Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Median$73.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$557.38in Missouri
Lowest saves$60.58vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital lowest Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO SMHW-CYTOPATH C/V AUTO THIN | $12.50 | $25.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Manual Screen | $24.70 | $38.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $31.68 | $52.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $35.68 | $157.20 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS LAB CP CERV/VAG AT MANUAL | $38.00 | $138.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $39.61 | $157.20 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS PAP Manual Review | $45.53 | $157.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $47.95 | $157.20 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $50.11 | $208.79 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $50.15 | $157.20 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $60.78 | $225.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Pap Smear Manual Screen | $63.70 | $98.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Pap Smear Manual Screen | $65.65 | $101.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Pap Smear Manual Screen | $65.65 | $101.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Pap Smear Manual Screen | $65.65 | $101.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO PAP SMEAR THIN LAYER W/REFLEX HPV | $66.50 | $95.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $67.25 | $67.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO C/V PAP THIN LAYER DIAG | $69.60 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Manual Screen | $72.15 | $111.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO AO 88142 | $72.45 | $161.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS PAP MANUAL SCREEN | $73.08 | $182.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS PAP MANUAL SCREEN | $73.08 | $182.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS PAP MANUAL SCREEN | $73.08 | $182.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $83.40 | $104.25 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $86.45 | $123.50 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Pap test, manual screening | $86.96 | $108.70 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Manual Screen | $91.00 | $140.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Manual Screen | $93.60 | $144.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Pap Smear Manual Screen | $95.55 | $147.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Thin Prep Diag Reflex Hpv | $98.00 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Pap Smear Manual Screen | $104.00 | $160.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO PAP TEST LIQUID BASE P30350407 | $110.64 | $184.40 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Manual Screen | $119.60 | $184.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Pap Smear Manual Screen | $145.60 | $224.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Pap Smear Manual Screen | $145.60 | $224.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER | $149.80 | $214.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Pap Smear Manual Screen | $170.95 | $263.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO PAP TEST; MANUAL SCREENING | $173.86 | $248.37 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS REFER CYTO GYN THIN PREP | $190.56 | $397.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $193.88 | $193.88 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $468.14 | $468.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $557.38 | $557.38 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 8 | $38.00 | $170.18 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $73.08 | $73.08 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $24.70 | $91.00 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $39.61 | $114.50 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $69.60 | $90.12 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $65.65 | $65.65 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $35.68 | $35.68 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $65.65 | $65.65 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $31.68 | $31.68 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $98.00 | $98.00 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $66.50 | $66.50 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $50.11 | $50.11 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $50.15 | $50.15 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $170.95 | $170.95 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $47.95 | $47.95 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $86.96 | $86.96 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $60.78 | $60.78 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $72.45 | $72.45 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $63.70 | $63.70 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $173.86 | $173.86 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $65.65 | $65.65 |
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
- Louisiana$29.76
- Maine$74.40
- Maryland$107.79
- Massachusetts$91.93
- Michigan$77.79
- Minnesota$77.45
- Mississippi$30.38
- 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.