Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Illinois

Prices at 97 hospitals in Illinois, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $124 — 51% above the US median ($82), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Red Bud Regional Hospital Red Bud, IL $24 $52 ★ 4/5 121 min 15.6%
Amita Health Resurrection Medical Center Chicago, IL $26 $27 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.0%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $31 $40 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet, IL $32 $28 ★ 1/5 204 min 15.6%
Presence St Marys Hospital Kankakee, IL $32 $28 ★ 4/5 146 min 14.0%
Presence Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL $32 $28 ★ 3/5 194 min 14.4%
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $32 $28 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin Elgin, IL $32 $28 ★ 4/5 145 min 14.3%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $32 $28 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $41 $27 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $41 $27
John H Stroger Jr Hospital Chicago, IL $41 $23 ★ 2/5 280 min 15.0%
Provident Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $41 $23 222 min 15.5%
Touchette Regional Hospital Inc Centreville, IL $50 $26 126 min
Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations Eldorado, IL $55 $56 ★ 1/5 15.3%
Carle Health Methodist Hospital Peoria, IL $55 $27 ★ 2/5 220 min 14.7%
Trinity Rock Island Rock Island, IL $55 $27 ★ 3/5 172 min 15.4%
West Suburban Medical Center Oak Park, IL $55 $26 ★ 1/5 271 min 16.0%
Hamilton Memorial Hospital Mcleansboro, IL $57 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.2%
Riverside Medical Center Kankakee, IL $71 $27 ★ 4/5 168 min 15.0%
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton, IL $73 $54 ★ 4/5 194 min 15.1%
Hopedale Hospital Hopedale, IL $82 $25 132 min 14.9%
Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL $83 $89 ★ 4/5 253 min 15.5%
Valley West Community Hospital Sandwich, IL $83 $78 ★ 4/5 128 min 14.5%
Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL $96 $125 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$191
Cash / self-pay
$124
Insurer-negotiated
$38
Medicare pays
$20
$32$237
Median cash $124  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $124 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($20). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($41).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $191 list price could save about $67 (35%).

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