Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Tennessee

Prices at 53 hospitals in Tennessee, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $34 — 59% below the US median ($82), roughly 1.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $18 $36 ★ 4/5 118 min 15.1%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, TN $18 $36 ★ 3/5 174 min 15.4%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Tipton Covington, TN $18 $36 ★ 3/5 149 min 17.0%
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City, TN $22 $44 ★ 4/5 139 min 14.5%
Saint Thomas Hospital for Spinal Surgery Nashville, TN $26 $37 14.0%
Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol, TN $29 $27 ★ 2/5 192 min 15.8%
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport, TN $29 $27 ★ 2/5 207 min 14.8%
Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton, TN $29 $27 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.0%
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville, TN $29 $27 112 min 14.9%
Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville, TN $29 $28 ★ 2/5 159 min 16.0%
Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City, TN $29 $27 ★ 1/5 208 min 15.5%
Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport, TN $29 $27 147 min 14.5%
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City, TN $29 $27 ★ 3/5 176 min 14.2%
Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City, TN $29 $27 126 min
University Health System, Inc Knoxville, TN $32 $34 ★ 4/5 245 min 14.9%
East Tennessee Childrens Hospital Knoxville, TN $32 $34
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville, TN $34 $27 ★ 4/5 201 min 15.1%
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown, TN $34 $27 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.7%
Roane Medical Center Harriman, TN $34 $27 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.5%
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $34 $27 ★ 4/5 184 min 15.0%
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $34 $27 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.4%
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $34 $27 ★ 3/5 242 min 15.1%
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $35 $27 ★ 4/5 170 min 14.6%
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma Gallatin, TN $36 $41 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.9%
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville, TN $42 $46 ★ 4/5 123 min 13.6%

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)
$146
Cash / self-pay
$34
Insurer-negotiated
$27
Medicare pays
$20
$26$122
Median cash $34  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $34 — about 1.7× the Medicare rate ($20). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($41).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $146 list price could save about $112 (77%).

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