Pap smear cost in Massachusetts
In Massachusetts, 26 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $41.73 to $261.00, with a median of $106.00. The lowest price is at Boston Medical Center South (Brockton). The highest price is 6.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $106.00, is 28% above the US median of $83.00.
- That is 4.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Massachusetts ranks 40th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 26 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$41.73Boston Medical Center South
Median$106.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$261.00in Massachusetts
Lowest saves$64.27vs the median
Hospitals in Massachusetts, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Cytopat,Cer/Vag,Thin Layer,Man Res,Inter | $41.73 | $92.73 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| The Mercy Hospital Springfield · Springfield, MA HC Cytopathology Cervical/Vaginal Thin Layer Auto Screen/Manual Rescreen/Review | $48.75 | $75.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Chg Cytopat,Cer/Vag,Thin Layer,Man Res,Inter | $53.57 | $119.04 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo - Lab Cytopat Cer/ | $65.10 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo - Lab Cytopat Cer/ | $65.10 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo - Lab Cytopat Cer/ | $65.10 | $93.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Holyoke Medical Center Holyoke · Springfield, MA Cytopath c/v auto fluid redo | $67.00 | $67.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Emerson Hospital Concord · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CYTPOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $81.75 | $109.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC THIN PREP AUTOMATED SCREEN | $92.73 | $92.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Cytopat-Cer/Vag-Thin Layer-Man Res-Inter | $96.50 | $193.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - St. Luke's Hospital St. New Bedford · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Cytopat-Cer/Vag-Thin Layer-Man Res-Inter | $96.50 | $193.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH HC Cytopat-Cer/Vag-Thin Layer-Man Res-Inter | $96.50 | $193.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $106.00 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $106.00 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $111.00 | $111.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC THIN PREP AUTOMATED SCREEN | $120.38 | $120.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $168.00 | $168.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $179.00 | $179.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $183.00 | $183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $184.00 | $184.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital Leominster · Worcester, MA HC Cytopath C/V Tp Autorescr Dx | $218.00 | $218.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH CHG CYTP C/V AUTO THIN LYR PREPJ SCR MNL RESCR PHYS | $229.00 | $229.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center Worcester · Worcester, MA HC Cytopath C/V Tp Autorescr Dx | $231.00 | $231.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Milford Regional Medical Center Milford · Worcester, MA Cytopath c/v auto fluid redo | $238.00 | $238.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital Southbridge · Worcester, MA HC Cytopath C/V Tp Autorescr Dx | $261.00 | $261.00 | Apr 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 16 | $41.73 | $106.00 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 4 | $92.73 | $96.50 |
| Worcester, MA | 4 | $218.00 | $234.50 |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $48.75 | $57.88 |
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
- Maine$64.73
- Maryland$70.10
- 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.