Pap smear cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for Pap test (liquid-based, automated screening with review): from $23.20 to $449.64, with a median of $38.47. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City (Union City). The highest price is 19.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $38.47, is 54% below the US median of $83.00.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($26.61).
- Tennessee ranks 4th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 34 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 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.20Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City
Median$38.47half of hospitals charge less
Highest$449.64in Tennessee
Lowest saves$15.27vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City lowest Union City · Union City, TN 88175-CP PAP TLP AUTO/MAN | $23.20 | $116.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC CYTOPATHOLOGY CV THINPREP IMAG | $23.40 | $156.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88175-CP PAP TLP AUTO/MAN | $25.41 | $121.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88175-CP PAP TLP AUTO/MAN | $25.41 | $121.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88175-CP PAP TLP AUTO/MAN | $25.41 | $121.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN Q58315 THINPREP PAP | $25.72 | $113.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Pap Test | $26.01 | $90.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 88175-CP PAP TLP AUTO/MAN | $29.04 | $121.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN Q58315 THINPREP PAP | $30.66 | $113.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO | $34.59 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC PAP TLP AUTO/MAN/REV | $42.34 | $146.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC CYTOPATH PAP TLP AUTO/MAN | $42.34 | $146.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC PAP TLP AUTO/MAN/REV | $42.34 | $146.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Pap Test | $47.52 | $90.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN CYTOPATH CERVICAL OR VAGINAL AUTO AND MA | $51.98 | $115.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN PAP SMEAR WITH HR HPV | $54.74 | $80.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $56.70 | $189.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $56.70 | $189.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $56.70 | $189.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $56.70 | $189.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $56.70 | $189.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC CYTOPATH C/V AUTO FLUID REDO - LAB CYTOPAT,CER/VAG,THIN LAYER,INTER | $56.70 | $189.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN CYTOPATH CV AUTO FLUID | $80.80 | $101.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 88175 AP Bill Gyn Cytology Automatic & Manual Screen | $83.40 | $139.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $143.28 | $143.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA PAP AUTO W MAN RESCN TLP | $449.64 | $449.64 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA 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 | $449.64 | $449.64 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4 | $25.41 | $25.41 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $34.59 | $62.87 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 3 | $47.52 | $449.64 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $25.72 | $28.19 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $42.34 | $61.57 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $26.01 | $26.01 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $51.98 | $51.98 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $42.34 | $42.34 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $23.20 | $23.20 |
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 Carolina$81.47
- South Dakota$103.20
- 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.