Pap smear cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $13.02 to $308.00, with a median of $43.47. The lowest price is at Lafayette General Medical Center (Lafayette). The highest price is 23.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $43.47, is 48% below the US median of $83.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Louisiana ranks 8th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 41 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$13.02Lafayette General Medical Center
Median$43.47half of hospitals charge less
Highest$308.00in Louisiana
Lowest saves$30.45vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette General Medical Center lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $13.02 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $14.26 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $16.12 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $18.60 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $19.32 | $69.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $23.32 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $24.32 | $152.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $26.08 | $89.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA CYTOPATHOLOGY CERVICAL OR VAGINAL | $27.14 | $79.83 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $27.90 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $28.62 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $30.66 | $219.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $30.68 | $118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $30.88 | $193.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER DX | $32.32 | $101.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $33.04 | $118.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA PAP TEST; AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREPARATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND MANUAL RESCREENING | $37.95 | $63.25 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $38.40 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 88175 THIN PREP PAP IMAGER | $42.90 | $165.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $42.90 | $195.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $43.47 | $161.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $48.72 | $348.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $48.72 | $348.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Pap Test | $48.72 | $348.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Pap Test | $48.72 | $348.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER DX | $51.48 | $117.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $54.00 | $135.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA PAP TEST | $58.11 | $58.11 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| North Oaks Medical Center Drive. Hammond · Hammond, LA HC Pap Thin Prep, Auto & Manual | $59.23 | $236.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $63.45 | $135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC PAP SMEAR, THIN PREP IMAGER SC | $63.48 | $276.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CYTOPATHOLOGY VAG W AUTO SYSTEM | $74.24 | $106.05 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Hpv Cytopath Auto Fld Redop-Lc | $92.30 | $115.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA PAP SMEAR | $96.00 | $120.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA PAP smear | $99.60 | $166.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA PAP SMEAR | $108.15 | $216.30 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $115.00 | $115.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA GYNECOLOGIC PAP TEST W/REFLEX TO HPV | $121.21 | $202.01 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA PAP IG RFX HPV ASCU | $195.70 | $195.70 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA 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 | $198.00 | $198.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Cytology Gyn Consultation DP | $308.00 | $385.00 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 12 | $19.32 | $34.64 |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $13.02 | $16.12 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 4 | $32.32 | $66.18 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $51.48 | $63.45 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $26.08 | $63.48 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $30.68 | $33.04 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $42.90 | $120.45 |
| Hammond, LA | 2 | $37.95 | $48.59 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $54.00 | $84.50 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $99.60 | $99.60 |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $27.14 | $27.14 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $308.00 | $308.00 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $48.72 | $48.72 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $108.15 | $108.15 |
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
- Iowa$79.32
- Kansas$80.15
- Kentucky$48.00
- 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.