Pap smear cost in Maine
In Maine, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $23.31 to $3,211.20, with a median of $64.73. The lowest price is at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (Bangor). The highest price is 137.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $64.73, is 22% below the US median of $83.00.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Maine ranks 11th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 24 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$23.31Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Median$64.73half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,211.20in Maine
Lowest saves$41.42vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center lowest Bangor · Bangor, ME THIN PREP TEST IMAGINE | $23.31 | $111.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME THIN PREP TEST IMAGINE | $23.52 | $112.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $26.00 | $100.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME THIN PREP PAP TEST DC | $26.07 | $79.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME 88175 Thin PrepTest Imagin | $26.50 | $106.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME THIN PREP TEST IMAGIN | $26.86 | $79.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME THIN PREP TEST IMAGINE | $29.23 | $79.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $36.60 | $36.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME THIN PREP TEST IMAGIN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $55.20 | $55.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME PAP SMEAR THIN LAYER PREP | $58.50 | $65.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $64.20 | $64.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME DCPA SUREPATH PAP TEST | $65.25 | $94.00 | Jul 23, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $70.00 | $70.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME Thin prep Pap Smear 88175 DCDS | $76.90 | $96.12 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $81.00 | $81.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC SO CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $85.50 | $225.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Bill Only Thin Prep Pap Test Imaging | $89.00 | $118.00 | — source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME NORDX THINPREP PAP SMEAR DIAGNOSTIC | $102.60 | $171.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC SO CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $115.26 | $226.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME .Cytopathology W/ Scrn By Auto & Manual | $133.00 | $177.00 | — source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $184.45 | $184.45 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME B* HC CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $208.20 | $208.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME Bill Only AP 88175 Thinprep Pap Test Imaging | $3,211.20 | $3,568.00 | Jul 8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $23.31 | $67.70 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 4 | $26.00 | $75.50 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $3,211.20 | $3,211.20 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $29.23 | $29.23 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $184.45 | $184.45 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $26.07 | $26.07 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $208.20 | $208.20 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $39.50 | $39.50 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $85.50 | $85.50 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $89.00 | $89.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $36.60 | $36.60 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $26.86 | $26.86 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $23.52 | $23.52 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $65.25 | $65.25 |
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
- Louisiana$43.47
- 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.