Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Washington

Prices at 45 hospitals in Washington, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $70 — 15% below the US median ($82), roughly 3.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA $18 $23 ★ 4/5 272 min 14.1%
Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee, WA $29 $33 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $32 ★ 3/5 149 min 14.3%
St Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $34 $32 ★ 4/5 163 min 13.9%
St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $35 $32 ★ 5/5 205 min 14.0%
St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA $37 $32 ★ 4/5 204 min 15.1%
St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $39 $32 ★ 3/5 212 min 14.2%
St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $41 $35 ★ 5/5 189 min 14.3%
Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $44 $27 ★ 3/5 145 min 15.1%
Multicare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $44 $26 ★ 2/5 213 min 15.1%
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $44 $27 ★ 2/5 133 min 15.1%
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $44 $27 ★ 2/5 210 min 15.1%
Multicare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $44 $27 ★ 3/5 177 min 14.8%
Deaconess Medical Center Spokane, WA $55 $25 ★ 3/5 181 min 13.2%
Multicare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $55 $25 ★ 5/5 195 min 14.1%
Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside, WA $58 $27 ★ 2/5 122 min 15.4%
Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish, WA $70 $27 148 min 14.8%
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $71 $72 ★ 5/5 217 min 15.3%
Valley Medical Center Renton, WA $73 $59 ★ 2/5 200 min 13.8%
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $75 $33
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA $76 $23 ★ 4/5 193 min 14.8%
St Joseph Hospital Bellingham, WA $78 $28 ★ 4/5 211 min 13.2%
East Adams Rural Hospital Ritzville, WA $80 $29
Prosser Memorial Hospital Prosser, WA $90 $131 ★ 3/5 126 min 15.2%
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $92 $34 ★ 3/5 219 min 12.7%

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)
$117
Cash / self-pay
$70
Insurer-negotiated
$32
Medicare pays
$20
$34$127
Median cash $70  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $70 — about 3.4× the Medicare rate ($20). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($41).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $117 list price could save about $47 (40%).

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