Pap smear (lab reading) cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $60.00 to $115.00, with a median of $69.60. The lowest price is at Huron Regional Medical Center (Huron). The highest price is 1.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $69.60, is about the same as the US median of $70.94.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- South Dakota ranks 19th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 9 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$60.00Huron Regional Medical Center
Median$69.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$115.00in South Dakota
Lowest saves$9.60vs the median
Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huron Regional Medical Center lowest Huron · Huron, SD CYTOPATH CERV OR VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PR | $60.00 | $100.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison Community Hospital Madison · Madison, SD HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $65.00 | $65.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton · Faulkton, SD PAP | $69.53 | $77.25 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $69.60 | $87.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $69.60 | $87.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD CYTOPATH CER/VAG THIN PREP | $75.16 | $125.27 | Jan 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $76.80 | $96.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $92.00 | $115.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Mobridge Regional Hospital Mobridge · Mobridge, SD Pap test, manual screening | $115.00 | $115.00 | Nov 4, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 2 | $69.60 | $69.60 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 1 | $76.80 | $76.80 |
| Chamberlain, SD | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Faulkton, SD | 1 | $69.53 | $69.53 |
| Huron, SD | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Madison, SD | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Mobridge, SD | 1 | $115.00 | $115.00 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $75.16 | $75.16 |
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
- 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
- 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.