Pap smear (lab reading) cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test lab reading: liquid-based cervical sample, manual screening: from $10.00 to $348.00, with a median of $67.78. The lowest price is at Augusta Health (Fishersville). The highest price is 34.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $67.78, is 4% below the US median of $70.94.
- That is 3.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($20.26).
- Virginia ranks 18th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 52 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 Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.00Augusta Health
Median$67.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$348.00in Virginia
Lowest saves$57.78vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Thinprep Hpv Mrna | $10.00 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl (Qu) 88142 Thinprep Pap And Hpv Dna With Reflex To Hpv Genotypes 16,18, S/O | $12.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $34.73 | $151.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $34.73 | $151.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · 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 |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC CYTP CERV/VAG AUTO THIN LAYER PREP MNL SCRN UNDER PHYS SUPV | $35.40 | $236.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC PAP LIQUID BASED | $44.90 | $49.89 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $61.00 | $61.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB CYTOPATH GYN SCR THIN LAY L | $65.80 | $188.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB CYTOPATH GYN SCR THIN LAY L | $65.80 | $188.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CYTOPATH GYN SCR THIN LAY L | $65.80 | $188.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CYTOPATH GYN SCR THIN LAY L | $65.80 | $188.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB CYTOPATH GYN SCR THIN LAY L | $65.80 | $188.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thinlay | $67.76 | $135.52 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $67.80 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $67.80 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $67.80 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $67.80 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Cytopath c/v thin layer | $69.50 | $139.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Cytopath c/v thin layer | $69.50 | $139.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $77.60 | $194.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $79.19 | $131.98 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $79.48 | $198.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER MANUAL SCREEN | $84.50 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER MANUAL SCREEN | $84.50 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER MANUAL SCREEN | $84.50 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER MANUAL SCREEN | $84.50 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CYTOPATH C/V THIN LAYER MANUAL SCREEN | $84.50 | $169.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA PAP W/RFX HPV ASCU 199300 | $103.95 | $148.50 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $134.40 | $224.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $134.40 | $224.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $140.80 | $352.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $166.36 | $415.90 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Cytp Cerv/Vag Auto Thin Layer Prep Mnl Screen | $174.00 | $290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $246.55 | $616.37 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield · Richmond, VA PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $348.00 | $348.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $348.00 | $348.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $348.00 | $348.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; manual screening under physician supervision | $348.00 | $348.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA PAPDX TCSC NORSC TH | $348.00 | $348.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $12.50 | $28.70 |
| Richmond, VA | 9 | $67.80 | $348.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 | $12.50 | $84.50 |
| Roanoke, VA | 3 | $65.80 | $65.80 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 2 | $61.00 | $63.40 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $65.80 | $156.18 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $34.73 | $34.73 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $140.80 | $140.80 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $166.36 | $166.36 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $103.95 | $103.95 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $77.60 | $77.60 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $34.73 | $34.73 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $12.50 | $12.50 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $79.48 | $79.48 |
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
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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
- 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$87.45
- Utah$134.15
- Vermont$134.00
- Washington$83.20
- West Virginia$50.00
- Wisconsin$90.00
- Wyoming$70.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.