Pap smear cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $20.40 to $139.02, with a median of $35.70. The lowest price is at Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama (Wedowee). The highest price is 6.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $35.70, is 57% below the US median of $83.00.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Alabama ranks 3rd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 88175. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$20.40Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama
Median$35.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$139.02in Alabama
Lowest saves$15.30vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama lowest Wedowee · Wedowee, AL CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $20.40 | $51.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC PAP IG (IMAGE GUIDED) LCA | $25.37 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC PAP IG (IMAGE GUIDED) LCA | $25.37 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo | $26.00 | $153.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL CYTOPATH PAP TLP AUTO/MAN | $27.94 | $46.56 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL PAP TEST; AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREPARATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND MANUAL RESCREENING | $29.08 | $72.70 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Thinprep Review Cytotechnologist: QST | $31.93 | $73.16 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL PAP DIAG AUTO MAN RS | $35.70 | $238.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 88175 TC CYTO AUTO SCREEN THIN PREP | $35.75 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Pap Test | $64.80 | $108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo - Lab Cytopat,Cer/Vag,Thin Layer,Inter | $72.69 | $169.04 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL PATH CYTOPATH GYN AUTO AT | $91.94 | $108.16 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC CYTOPATH CV AUTO FLUID REDO CER VAG | $109.50 | $219.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $117.60 | $168.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL PAP DIAG AUTO MAN RS | $139.02 | $1,158.49 | Apr 1, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $35.70 | $54.20 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $26.00 | $82.51 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $35.75 | $35.75 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $109.50 | $109.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $31.93 | $31.93 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $29.08 | $29.08 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $25.37 | $25.37 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $91.94 | $91.94 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $27.94 | $27.94 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $117.60 | $117.60 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $25.37 | $25.37 |
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 is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Pap smear explained.
Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review) in other states
- Alaska$99.30
- Arizona$39.92
- Arkansas$42.25
- California$82.00
- Colorado$177.08
- Connecticut$128.46
- Delaware$213.20, 4 hospitals
- Florida$40.95
- Georgia$46.80
- Hawaii$196.00
- Idaho$102.88
- Illinois$132.48
- Indiana$83.00
- Iowa$79.32
- Kansas$80.15
- Kentucky$48.00
- Louisiana$43.47
- Maine$64.73
- Maryland$70.10
- Massachusetts$106.00
- Michigan$74.22
- Minnesota$85.05
- Mississippi$33.00
- Missouri$74.19
- Montana$79.45
- Nebraska$86.00
- Nevada$29.40, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$119.69
- New Jersey$29.27
- New Mexico$93.30
- New York$68.00
- North Carolina$77.32
- North Dakota$114.75
- Ohio$97.50
- Oklahoma$67.60
- Oregon$90.75
- Pennsylvania$81.81
- Puerto Rico$758.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$120.00
- South Carolina$81.47
- South Dakota$103.20
- Tennessee$38.47
- Texas$75.80
- Utah$130.63
- Vermont$97.02
- Virginia$98.00
- Washington$91.25
- West Virginia$82.00
- Wisconsin$105.28
- Wyoming$100.41
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.