Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in New York

Prices at 101 hospitals in New York, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $71 — 15% below the US median ($83), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Westfield Memorial Hospital, Inc Westfield, NY $13 $22 114 min 14.8%
St Joseph's Medical Center Yonkers, NY $20 $20 ★ 1/5 202 min 15.2%
NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY $24 $58 ★ 5/5 206 min 13.1%
Geneva General Hospital Geneva, NY $26 $23 ★ 2/5 183 min 16.9%
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital of Yates Penn Yan, NY $26 $27 110 min 15.0%
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY $34 $23 ★ 1/5 236 min 15.3%
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc Hamilton, NY $35 $26 ★ 4/5 141 min 15.3%
Richmond University Medical Center Staten Island, NY $43 $43 ★ 1/5 206 min 16.2%
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY $45 $31 ★ 1/5 184 min 16.7%
Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital Oneonta, NY $52 $26 ★ 3/5 123 min 15.2%
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY $52 $27 ★ 2/5 199 min 15.6%
O'connor Hospital Delhi, NY $52 $81 88 min 14.7%
Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY $52 $45 ★ 2/5 110 min 15.7%
Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill, NY $52 $76 ★ 4/5 109 min 14.6%
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY $61 $22 ★ 1/5 237 min 15.7%
Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY $61 $21 ★ 2/5 217 min 15.6%
Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY $61 $29 ★ 2/5 227 min 14.9%
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc Dunkirk, NY $63 $20 ★ 1/5 158 min 15.3%
Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY $63 $29
Cuba Memorial Hospital, Inc Cuba, NY $63 $20 48 min
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $64 $20 ★ 2/5 206 min 16.3%
United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY $64 $20 ★ 2/5 164 min 14.7%
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $64 $20 ★ 2/5 237 min 15.8%
Unity Hospital Rochester, NY $64 $21 ★ 2/5 294 min 15.3%
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $64 $20 ★ 2/5 168 min 16.1%

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 July 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)
$122
Cash / self-pay
$71
Insurer-negotiated
$27
Medicare pays
$20
$35$198
Median cash $71  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $71 — about 3.5× 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 $122 list price could save about $51 (42%).

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