Pap smear cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $20.50 to $962.59, with a median of $177.08. The lowest price is at Boulder Community Health (Boulder). The highest price is 47.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $177.08, is 113% above the US median of $83.00.
- That is 6.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Colorado ranks 47th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$20.50Boulder Community Health
Median$177.08half of hospitals charge less
Highest$962.59in Colorado
Lowest saves$156.58vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Community Health lowest Boulder · Boulder, CO HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $20.50 | $41.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Salida Hospital District Salida · Salida, CO Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $29.75 | $35.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Pap IG, rfx HPV ASCU LC | $32.08 | $40.10 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO AP Pap Smear Tp Auto Screen Tech | $42.75 | $57.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| San Luis Valley Health Alamosa · Alamosa, CO CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $48.95 | $89.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO 88175-cytopath c?v auto fluid | $54.00 | $54.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO-THNLAYR-SCRN | $58.36 | $166.74 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG AUTO&MANUAL | $72.58 | $162.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG AUTO&MANUAL | $74.36 | $162.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG AUTO&MANUAL | $79.22 | $162.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $92.80 | $116.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO PAP TEST; AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREPARATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND MANUAL RESCREENING | $93.52 | $167.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB CYTOPATH CERV/VAG AUTO&MANUAL | $105.62 | $162.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO PAP TEST; AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREPARATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND MANUAL RESCREENING | $125.00 | $125.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,MAN RES | $229.16 | $286.45 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,MAN RES | $229.16 | $286.45 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,MAN RES | $229.16 | $286.45 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGED NO ALT CODE | $328.42 | $328.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID - PAPSM THIN LAYER,INTER DIAG NO ALT CODE | $328.42 | $328.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID - PAPSM THIN LAYER,INTER DIAG NO ALT CODE | $328.42 | $328.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGED NO ALT CODE | $328.42 | $328.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC IMAGED NO ALT CODE | $328.42 | $328.42 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAP AUTO W MAN RESCN TLP | $347.20 | $347.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; with screening by automated system and manual rescreening or review, under | $347.20 | $347.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO PAP AUTO W MAN RESCN TLP | $518.00 | $518.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; with screening by automated system and manual rescreening or review, under | $518.00 | $518.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; with screening by automated system and manual rescreening or review, under | $962.59 | $962.59 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Cytopathology, cervical or vaginal (any reporting system), collected in preservative fluid, automated thin layer preparation; with screening by automated system and manual rescreening or review, under | $962.59 | $962.59 | Sep 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 11 | $58.36 | $347.20 |
| Boulder, CO | 2 | $20.50 | $174.46 |
| Alamosa, CO | 1 | $48.95 | $48.95 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $42.75 | $42.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $229.16 | $229.16 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $79.22 | $79.22 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $105.62 | $105.62 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $229.16 | $229.16 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $93.52 | $93.52 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $74.36 | $74.36 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $92.80 | $92.80 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $229.16 | $229.16 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $32.08 | $32.08 |
| Salida, CO | 1 | $29.75 | $29.75 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $72.58 | $72.58 |
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
- Alabama$35.70
- Alaska$99.30
- Arizona$39.92
- Arkansas$42.25
- California$82.00
- 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.