Pap smear cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 31 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $23.40 to $559.00, with a median of $81.47. The lowest price is at Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital (Charleston) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 23.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $81.47, is about the same as the US median of $83.00.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- South Carolina ranks 22nd of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 31 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 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.40Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital + 3 more
Median$81.47half of hospitals charge less
Highest$559.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$58.07vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo | $23.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo | $23.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo | $23.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Cytopath C/V Auto Fluid Redo | $23.40 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC PAP AUTO W MAN RESCN TLP | $34.00 | $34.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC | $49.00 | $98.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC | $56.00 | $112.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC | $60.00 | $120.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC | $63.00 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC PAP AUTO W MAN RESCN TLP | $67.00 | $67.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Screen Cervical or Vaginal Thin Layer Pap Auto | $69.83 | $116.39 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Screen Cervical or Vaginal Thin Layer Pap Auto | $69.83 | $116.39 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC | $78.00 | $156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC | $78.00 | $156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING DIAGNOSTIC | $78.00 | $156.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Screen Cervical or Vaginal Thin Layer Pap Auto | $81.47 | $116.39 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Cytp C/V Auto Thin Lyr Prepj Scr Mnl Rescr Phys | $133.20 | $222.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Cytp C/V Auto Thin Lyr Prepj Scr Mnl Rescr Phys | $133.20 | $222.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING SCREENING | $149.00 | $298.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB GYN THINPREP IMAGING SCREENING | $149.00 | $298.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $149.81 | $211.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $149.81 | $211.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $149.81 | $211.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $149.81 | $211.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $149.81 | $211.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $149.81 | $211.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $149.81 | $211.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CYTO C/V PREP AUTO | $153.00 | $204.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CYTO C/V PREP AUTO | $153.00 | $204.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Sp Dx/Scr Pap A&M Fp Rej(Nofo) | $167.00 | $167.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC PAP AUTO W MAN RESCN TLP | $559.00 | $559.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 7 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $56.00 | $115.50 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 4 | $149.81 | $149.81 |
| Columbia, SC | 3 | $149.00 | $149.00 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $60.00 | $104.90 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $133.20 | $133.20 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $69.83 | $75.65 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $69.83 | $69.83 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $149.81 | $149.81 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $149.81 | $149.81 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $149.81 | $149.81 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $49.00 | $49.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
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
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
- 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 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.