Pap smear cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $16.80 to $283.20, with a median of $48.00. The lowest price is at Georgetown Community Hospital (Georgetown). The highest price is 16.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $48.00, is 42% below the US median of $83.00.
- That is 1.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Kentucky ranks 10th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 43 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.80Georgetown Community Hospital
Median$48.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$283.20in Kentucky
Lowest saves$31.20vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown Community Hospital lowest Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 physician supervision | $16.80 | $42.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $27.00 | $36.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB CYTOPATH CER/VAG W/RESCR MAN | $37.40 | $187.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CYTOPATH CER/VAG W/RESCR MAN | $37.40 | $187.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CYTOPATH CER/VAG W/RESCR MAN | $37.40 | $187.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CYTOPATH CER/VAG W/RESCR MAN | $37.40 | $187.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CYTOPATH CER/VAG W/RESCR MAN | $37.40 | $187.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB CYTOPATH CER/VAG W/RESCR MAN | $37.40 | $187.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY ZPL PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV RFLX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY PAP IMAGE GUIDED HPV REFLEX | $39.00 | $65.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN CYTOPATHOLOGY CERVICAL OR VAGINA | $41.28 | $172.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $48.00 | $80.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $48.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $48.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $48.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $48.00 | $80.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC PAP TP IMAGED | $64.18 | $493.66 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY 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 physician supervision | $65.12 | $162.79 | Jul 10, 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 |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY PAP SMEAR | $69.00 | $115.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $70.20 | $108.00 | Sep 9, 2026 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 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG IMAGED THIN PREP PAP | $94.52 | $236.30 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY 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 physician supervision | $136.41 | $341.02 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY PAP AUTO W MAN RESCN TLP | $151.64 | $151.64 | Sep 1, 2026 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 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $283.20 | $377.60 | Sep 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 28, 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 25, 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 28, 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 28, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 8 | $37.40 | $37.40 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $16.80 | $102.20 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 2 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Corbin, KY | 2 | $39.00 | $161.10 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 2 | $212.40 | $247.80 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 2 | $93.60 | $188.40 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $283.20 | $283.20 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $151.64 | $151.64 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $94.52 | $94.52 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $37.40 | $37.40 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $65.12 | $65.12 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $64.18 | $64.18 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $70.20 | $70.20 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
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 (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
- Iowa$79.32
- Kansas$80.15
- 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.