Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $20.23 to $168.52, with a median of $35.40. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 8.3× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$20.23Erlanger Health
Median$35.40half pay less
Highest$168.52in Tennessee
Lowest saves$15.17vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $20.23 | $70.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $21.60 | $108.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $23.52 | $112.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $23.52 | $112.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $23.52 | $112.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $25.76 | $112.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88142-CP THIN PREP CERVICAL/VAGINAL | $26.88 | $112.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN FLOW CYTOMETRY CELL CYCLE/DNA AN | $27.20 | $85.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $34.73 | $151.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCREEN | $36.96 | $70.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN CYTOLOGY SM FLUID BASE THIN PR | $39.51 | $131.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN CYTOLOGY SM FLUID BASE THIN PR | $39.51 | $131.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN CYTOLOGY SM FLUID BASE THIN PR | $39.51 | $131.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CYTOLOGY SM FLUID BASE THIN PR | $39.51 | $131.70 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CYTOLOGY SM FLUID BASE THIN PR | $39.51 | $131.70 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC GYNECOLOGIC CYTOLOGY TP | $41.76 | $144.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC GYNECOLOGIC CYTOLOGY TP | $41.76 | $144.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC GYNECOLOGIC CYTOLOGY TP | $41.76 | $144.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $61.82 | $281.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $61.82 | $281.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $61.82 | $281.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $61.82 | $281.00 | — source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC GYNECOLOGIC CYTOLOGY TP | $77.76 | $144.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY PAP THINLAY LIQ DIAG | $109.94 | $566.64 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer | $168.52 | $766.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $23.52 | $61.82 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $39.51 | $40.64 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $36.96 | $36.96 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $109.94 | $109.94 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $39.51 | $39.51 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $25.76 | $25.76 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $34.73 | $34.73 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $39.51 | $39.51 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $20.23 | $20.23 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $39.51 | $39.51 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $41.76 | $41.76 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $41.76 | $41.76 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $21.60 | $21.60 |
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
- South Dakota$75.16
- 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.