Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Montana
In Montana, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $28.00 to $146.70, with a median of $62.18. The lowest price is at Big Sky Medical Center (Big Sky) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 5.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $62.18, is 12% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Montana ranks 15th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 15 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$28.00Big Sky Medical Center + 1 more
Median$62.18half of hospitals charge less
Highest$146.70in Montana
Lowest saves$34.18vs the median
Hospitals in Montana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sky Medical Center lowest Big Sky · Bozeman, MT CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $28.00 | $35.00 | Jan 15, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Regional Medical Center lowest Bozeman · Bozeman, MT CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $28.00 | $35.00 | Jan 16, 2026 source file |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell · Kalispell, MT CYTOPATH C/V MANL PHYS SUPERV | $35.10 | $54.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Billings Clinic Columbus · Billings, MT Pap test, manual screening | $39.00 | $39.00 | Dec 19, 2025 source file |
| Poplar Community Hospital Poplar · Poplar, MT Pap test, manual screening | $45.00 | $60.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospital Wolf Point · Wolf Point, MT Pap test, manual screening | $45.00 | $60.00 | Aug 3, 2026 source file |
| Big Sandy Medical Center Big Sandy · Big Sandy, MT Prep Mnl Scn | $59.00 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital of Anaconda Anaconda · Anaconda, MT Pap test, manual screening | $62.18 | $82.90 | Nov 9, 2026 source file |
| Sidney Health Center Sidney · Sidney, MT CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $73.69 | $119.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson · Polson, MT HC PAP-THIN PREP SCREENING | $94.40 | $118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Peter's Health Helena · Helena, MT LABORATORY PATHOLOGICAL - CYTOLOGY | $112.12 | $131.90 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Billings Clinic Broadwater Townsend · Helena, MT Pap test, manual screening | $117.00 | $117.00 | Dec 11, 2025 source file |
| Roundup Memorial Healthcare Roundup · Roundup, MT Pap test, manual screening | $128.00 | $128.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Medical Center White Sulphur Springs · White Sulphur Springs, MT PAP THIN PREP | $138.32 | $172.90 | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Granite County Medical Center Philipsburg · Philipsburg, MT Pap test, manual screening | $146.70 | $163.00 | Sep 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bozeman, MT | 2 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Helena, MT | 2 | $112.12 | $114.56 |
| Anaconda, MT | 1 | $62.18 | $62.18 |
| Big Sandy, MT | 1 | $59.00 | $59.00 |
| Billings, MT | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $35.10 | $35.10 |
| Philipsburg, MT | 1 | $146.70 | $146.70 |
| Polson, MT | 1 | $94.40 | $94.40 |
| Poplar, MT | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Roundup, MT | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
| Sidney, MT | 1 | $73.69 | $73.69 |
| White Sulphur Springs, MT | 1 | $138.32 | $138.32 |
| Wolf Point, MT | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
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
- Missouri$73.08
- 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.