Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in New Jersey

Prices at 47 hospitals in New Jersey, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $23 — 72% below the US median ($82), roughly 1.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Saint Michael's Medical Center Newark, NJ $20 $27 ★ 4/5 176 min 16.0%
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $20 $93 ★ 2/5 207 min 16.0%
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $20 $93 ★ 3/5 206 min 16.3%
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $20 $99 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.0%
Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ $20 $94 ★ 4/5 154 min 14.7%
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune, NJ $20 $101 ★ 4/5 208 min 14.9%
Jfk University Medical Center Edison, NJ $20 $101 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.5%
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $20 $93 ★ 4/5 166 min 14.8%
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $20 $97 ★ 4/5 166 min 15.4%
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $22 $17 ★ 2/5 169 min 14.9%
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $22 $17 ★ 3/5 138 min 16.1%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway Rahway, NJ $22 $17 ★ 4/5 110 min 14.9%
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $22 $17 ★ 3/5 203 min 14.3%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $22 $17 ★ 2/5 197 min 15.5%
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $22 $17 ★ 1/5 182 min 15.7%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital-Somerset Somerville, NJ $22 $17 ★ 3/5 184 min 14.6%
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $22 $17 ★ 3/5 190 min 16.1%
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $22 $17 ★ 3/5 129 min 16.2%
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $22 $17 ★ 3/5 120 min 15.9%
Monmouth Medical Center-Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $22 $17 ★ 3/5 146 min 16.1%
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton Hamilton, NJ $22 $17 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.6%
St Mary's General Hospital Passaic, NJ $23 $27 ★ 3/5 183 min 16.2%
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus Denville, NJ $23 $27 ★ 2/5 164 min 16.2%
Jefferson Stratford Hospital Stratford, NJ $23 $27 ★ 2/5 235 min 17.5%
The University Hospital Newark, NJ $23 $78 ★ 1/5 294 min 15.6%

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)
$233
Cash / self-pay
$23
Insurer-negotiated
$27
Medicare pays
$20
$20$184
Median cash $23  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $23 — about 1.1× the Medicare rate ($20). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($41).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $233 list price could save about $210 (90%).

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