Pap smear cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $37.40 to $283.20, with a median of $247.80. The lowest price is at Norton Hospitals (Louisville). The highest price is 7.6× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$37.40Norton Hospitals
Median$247.80half pay less
Highest$283.20in Kentucky
Lowest saves$210.40vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Hospitals lowest Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CYTOPATH CER/VAG W/RESCR MAN | $37.40 | $187.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital Henderson · Henderson, KY CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $46.20 | $132.00 | Feb 9, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Union County Morganfield · Morganfield, KY CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $46.20 | $132.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| University of Kentucky Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Pap(So) Diagnostic-So+ | $68.00 | $170.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG IMAGED THIN PREP PAP | $90.89 | $227.21 | Oct 14, 2025 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC Cytp C/V Auto Thin Lyr Prepj Scr Mnl Rescr Phys | $93.60 | $156.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Cytp C/V Auto Thin Lyr Prepj Scr Mnl Rescr Phys | $212.40 | $354.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 3 | $37.40 | $283.20 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 2 | $68.00 | $175.60 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $212.40 | $247.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $93.60 | $188.40 |
| Corbin, KY | 1 | $283.20 | $283.20 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $283.20 | $283.20 |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $90.89 | $90.89 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
What it is
A Pap test checks cells from the cervix for changes that could lead to cancer. This code is the liquid-based Pap read by an automated system with review by a lab specialist.
What the price covers
The price covers the lab exam of the sample. Collecting it is part of the visit, which is billed separately.
Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review) in other states
- Alabama$82.32
- Alaska$67.08
- Arizona$38.65
- Arkansas$42.25
- California$91.84
- Colorado$99.57
- Connecticut$109.00
- Delaware$213.20
- Florida$49.60
- Georgia$117.00
- Hawaii$134.40
- Idaho$118.00
- Illinois$129.96
- Indiana$89.59
- Iowa$55.00
- Kansas$283.66
- Louisiana$43.47
- Maine$58.50
- Maryland$114.36
- Massachusetts$67.00
- Michigan$74.22
- Minnesota$85.05
- Mississippi$27.83
- Missouri$71.50
- Montana$71.49
- Nebraska$76.86
- Nevada$27.70
- New Hampshire$91.39
- New Jersey$54.80
- New Mexico$84.80
- New York$54.00
- North Carolina$148.68
- North Dakota$108.20
- Ohio$95.00
- Oklahoma$67.60
- Oregon$87.75
- Pennsylvania$78.00
- Rhode Island$211.00
- South Carolina$70.50
- South Dakota$91.20
- Tennessee$23.40
- Texas$101.64
- Utah$78.47
- Vermont$125.23
- Virginia$23.40
- Washington$69.16
- West Virginia$87.50
- Wisconsin$105.28
- Wyoming$87.10
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.