Pap smear (lab reading) cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $25.53 to $156.00, with a median of $102.80. The lowest price is at Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake (Devils Lake). The highest price is 6.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $102.80, is 45% above the US median of $70.94.
- That is 5.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- North Dakota ranks 41st of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 28 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$25.53Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake
Median$102.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$156.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$77.27vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake lowest Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CYTOLOGYTHINPREP PAP W/ HPV | $25.53 | $60.78 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Oakes Hospital Oakes · Oakes, ND CYTOLOGYTHINPREP PAP W/ HPV | $31.61 | $60.78 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND CYTOLOGYTHINPREP PAP W/ HPV | $33.43 | $60.78 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND CYTOLOGYTHINPREP PAP W/ HPV | $33.43 | $60.78 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND CYTOLOGYTHINPREP PAP W/ HPV | $35.26 | $60.78 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND CYTOLOGYTHINPREP PAP W/ HPV | $35.87 | $60.78 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND CYTOLOGYTHINPREP PAP W/ HPV | $35.87 | $60.78 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $64.80 | $81.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Medical Center Ashley · Ashley, ND CYTOPATH CERVICAL OR VAGINAL | $70.00 | $70.00 | Oct 9, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC THIN PREP PAP | $80.50 | $161.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC PAP SMEAR (TL) | $81.74 | $134.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC PAP SMEAR (TL) | $81.74 | $134.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN PAP SCREEN THIN LAYER PREP | $90.75 | $121.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $99.20 | $124.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $106.40 | $133.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $106.40 | $133.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin · Elgin, ND CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $107.25 | $143.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Linton Regional Medical Center Linton · Linton, ND Cytp Cerv/vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $113.00 | $113.00 | — source file |
| Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison · Garrison, ND HC THIN PREP PAP | $113.90 | $170.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND CYTOPATHOLOGY LIQUID DIAGNOST. | $116.80 | $146.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND CYTOPATHOLOGY LIQUID DIAGNOST. | $116.80 | $146.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nelson County Health System Hospital McVille · McVille, ND NC CYTOLOGY (PAP) DIAGNOSTIC - R | $118.00 | $118.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN ND PAP | $121.00 | $151.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $131.30 | $202.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND CHG PAP SMEAR THIN PREP | $139.50 | $155.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND UM PAP SMEAR - THIN LAYER | $141.00 | $141.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Pap Smear Collected In Preserv Fluid | $152.00 | $152.00 | — source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Tc Liqui-pap | $156.00 | $156.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $80.50 | $89.85 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 2 | $25.53 | $53.64 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $64.80 | $77.78 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $81.74 | $101.37 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $116.80 | $116.80 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $33.43 | $92.72 |
| Ashley, ND | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $139.50 | $139.50 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $156.00 | $156.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $35.87 | $35.87 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $35.87 | $35.87 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $107.25 | $107.25 |
| Garrison, ND | 1 | $113.90 | $113.90 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $141.00 | $141.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $106.40 | $106.40 |
| Linton, ND | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $33.43 | $33.43 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $106.40 | $106.40 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $118.00 | $118.00 |
| Oakes, ND | 1 | $31.61 | $31.61 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $35.26 | $35.26 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $131.30 | $131.30 |
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
- Mississippi$29.89
- 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
- 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.