Pap smear cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $30.15 to $266.00, with a median of $79.32. The lowest price is at Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa (Corning). The highest price is 8.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $79.32, is 4% below the US median of $83.00.
- That is 3.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Iowa ranks 19th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 46 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 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$30.15Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$79.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$266.00in Iowa
Lowest saves$49.17vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning · Corning, IA HC RHC PAP SCRN AUTO W MAN RSC | $30.15 | $67.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC RHC PAP SCRN AUTO W MAN RSC | $33.50 | $67.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $36.00 | $45.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $36.80 | $46.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Van Buren County Hospital Keosauqua · Keosauqua, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $41.30 | $59.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $51.75 | $69.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Cytopath Pap C/V Auto Fld Redo | $53.25 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $54.40 | $135.99 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $55.00 | $68.75 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $55.00 | $68.75 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $64.70 | $80.87 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA PANORA-PAP SMEAR | $72.00 | $110.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $77.60 | $97.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $78.00 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC PAP SCRN AUTO W MAN RESCRN | $78.69 | $183.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $79.95 | $123.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $79.95 | $123.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $79.95 | $123.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA THIN PREP PAP-XIX | $80.92 | $95.20 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA 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, unde | $81.75 | $109.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Veterans Memorial Hospital City of Waukon Ia Waukon · Waukon, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $84.36 | $148.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $88.00 | $110.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Kossuth Regional Health Center Algona · Algona, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $104.80 | $131.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $105.00 | $140.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $107.40 | $179.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $107.40 | $179.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA PR CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,MAN RES,INTER | $112.00 | $140.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $120.00 | $120.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $123.00 | $123.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo | $125.00 | $125.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $139.50 | $155.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA CYTO CERV THN AUTO 88175 | $140.00 | $175.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $172.90 | $266.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA CYTOPATHOLOGY, CERVICAL/VAGINAL, FLUID BASED; AUTOMATED SCREEN | $181.17 | $305.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $204.00 | $204.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $220.35 | $339.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $220.35 | $339.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $266.00 | $266.00 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $36.80 | $79.95 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 3 | $64.70 | $220.35 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $36.00 | $74.00 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $33.50 | $56.10 |
| Algona, IA | 1 | $104.80 | $104.80 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $107.40 | $107.40 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $51.75 | $51.75 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $107.40 | $107.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $30.15 | $30.15 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 1 | $64.70 | $64.70 |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $64.70 | $64.70 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $81.75 | $81.75 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $64.70 | $64.70 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $64.70 | $64.70 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $139.50 | $139.50 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $80.92 | $80.92 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Keosauqua, IA | 1 | $41.30 | $41.30 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $77.60 | $77.60 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $64.70 | $64.70 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $64.70 | $64.70 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $79.95 | $79.95 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $79.95 | $79.95 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $140.00 | $140.00 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $64.70 | $64.70 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $53.25 | $53.25 |
| Waukon, IA | 1 | $84.36 | $84.36 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $181.17 | $181.17 |
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
- 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
- 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.