Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Idaho

Prices at 18 hospitals in Idaho, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $131 — 59% above the US median ($82), roughly 6.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kootenai Health Coeur D'alene, ID $42 $27 ★ 4/5 178 min —
Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls, ID $69 $27 — — —
Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls, ID $80 $27 ★ 3/5 114 min —
Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello, ID $110 $80 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry, ID $115 $115 — 102 min —
Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID $116 $35 ★ 3/5 122 min —
Idaho Falls Community Hospital, Llc Idaho Falls, ID $120 $27 ★ 4/5 137 min —
West Valley Medical Center Caldwell, ID $125 $27 ★ 5/5 131 min —
St Lukes Magic Valley Medical Center Twin Falls, ID $137 $94 ★ 4/5 186 min —
St Luke's Jerome Jerome, ID $137 $94 — 100 min —
St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum, ID $137 $107 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Lost Rivers Medical Center Arco, ID $146 $115 — 95 min —
St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise, ID $156 $101 ★ 5/5 168 min —
St Luke's Elmore Medical Center Mountain Home, ID $156 $101 ★ 5/5 112 min —
St Luke's McCall Mccall, ID $181 $145 — 145 min —
St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa, ID $205 $101 ★ 5/5 158 min —

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 October 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)
$137
Cash / self-pay
$131
Insurer-negotiated
$87
Medicare pays
$20
$74$168
Median cash $131  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $131 — about 6.5× 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 $137 list price could save about $6 (4%).

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