Pap smear cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $22.00 to $245.55, with a median of $74.19. The lowest price is at Liberty Hospital (Liberty). The highest price is 11.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $74.19, is 11% below the US median of $83.00.
- That is 2.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Missouri ranks 15th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 42 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$22.00Liberty Hospital
Median$74.19half of hospitals charge less
Highest$245.55in Missouri
Lowest saves$52.19vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hospital lowest Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS CYTOPATHOLOGY | $22.00 | $80.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Cytopath c/v auto fluid redo | $30.60 | $102.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $33.88 | $149.25 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $37.61 | $149.25 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS RF BILL CV AUTO FLUID MAWD | $38.86 | $134.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO PAP DIAG AUTO MAN RS | $43.67 | $181.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO PAP TEST; AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREPARATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND MANUAL RESCREENING | $48.00 | $64.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $49.40 | $76.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $49.40 | $76.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $50.05 | $77.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO CVPAP THIN AUTO&MAN DIAG | $56.86 | $94.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO THINPREP PAP RFLX HPV CT/NG/TRICH QST | $58.50 | $130.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO PAP DIAG AUTO MAN RS | $60.78 | $225.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $61.75 | $95.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $62.40 | $96.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $65.65 | $101.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $65.65 | $101.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $65.65 | $101.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $71.50 | $110.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $72.15 | $111.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $72.33 | $90.41 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $76.05 | $117.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $76.05 | $117.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $76.50 | $90.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO PAP TEST; AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREPARATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND MANUAL RESCREENING | $78.40 | $98.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO THINPREP TIS PAP Rflx HPV mRNA E6/E7 QST | $80.00 | $100.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO PAP TEST; AUTOMATED THIN LAYER PREPARATION; AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND MANUAL RESCREENING | $80.34 | $133.90 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Pap test, automated thin layer preparation; automated system and manual rescreening | $81.60 | $136.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $82.55 | $127.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $85.00 | $100.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $85.00 | $100.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $85.00 | $100.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $89.70 | $138.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $93.60 | $144.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO IGP,rfx Aptima HPV all pth (Charted) LC | $93.90 | $93.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Pap Smear Auto Scrn Man Rescrn | $98.15 | $151.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO CYTOPATH C/V AUTO THIN LAYER | $98.75 | $197.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO THIN PREP | $109.85 | $169.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO THIN PREP PAP SMEAR SCREENING & REVIEW | $142.00 | $142.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $191.10 | $273.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS 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 | $222.76 | $222.76 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 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 | $245.55 | $245.55 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $50.05 | $62.40 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 4 | $22.00 | $130.81 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $37.61 | $76.05 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $89.70 | $93.92 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $76.50 | $76.50 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $65.65 | $65.65 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $109.85 | $109.85 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $33.88 | $33.88 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $65.65 | $65.65 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $80.34 | $80.34 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $56.86 | $56.86 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $49.40 | $49.40 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $43.67 | $43.67 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $71.50 | $71.50 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $191.10 | $191.10 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $72.33 | $72.33 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $60.78 | $60.78 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $30.60 | $30.60 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $72.15 | $72.15 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $98.75 | $98.75 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $93.90 | $93.90 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $65.65 | $65.65 |
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
- Massachusetts$106.00
- Michigan$74.22
- Minnesota$85.05
- Mississippi$33.00
- 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.