Pap smear (lab reading) cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $69.60 to $92.00, with a median of $75.16. The lowest price is at Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center (Canton) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 1.3× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center lowest Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CYTO CERV THN MAN 88142 | $69.60 | $87.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center lowest 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 | — 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 |
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 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $75.16 | $75.16 |
What it is
This code covers the lab work on a Pap test collected in liquid, where the sample is prepared as a thin layer and screened for abnormal cervical cells. It is not the exam where the sample is collected.
What the price covers
The price usually covers preparing and screening the sample. The visit and pelvic exam, an HPV test on the same sample (87624) and a pathologist's review of abnormal cells are billed separately.
Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening in other states
- Alabama$47.36
- Alaska$127.47
- Arizona$24.94
- Arkansas$52.65
- California$91.00
- Colorado$97.04
- Connecticut$84.15
- Delaware$124.10
- Florida$36.00
- Georgia$84.00
- Hawaii$66.60
- Idaho$123.00
- Illinois$95.55
- Indiana$69.60
- Iowa$50.40
- Kansas$284.84
- Kentucky$52.47
- Louisiana$21.60
- Maine$65.25
- Maryland$109.77
- Massachusetts$83.00
- Michigan$90.00
- Minnesota$77.22
- Mississippi$24.48
- Missouri$80.02
- Montana$86.40
- Nebraska$39.95
- Nevada$20.00
- New Hampshire$94.78
- New Jersey$23.30
- New Mexico$83.20
- New York$70.20
- North Carolina$64.25
- North Dakota$82.11
- Ohio$91.00
- Oklahoma$70.20
- Oregon$77.50
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Rhode Island$161.00
- South Carolina$66.15
- Tennessee$35.40
- Texas$93.10
- Utah$72.18
- Vermont$145.78
- Virginia$35.40
- Washington$64.40
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wisconsin$87.50
- Wyoming$42.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.