Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Ohio

Prices at 134 hospitals in Ohio, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100 — 21% above the US median ($83), roughly 4.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton, OH $23 $27 ★ 4/5 149 min 15.0%
Summa Health System Akron, OH $25 $34 ★ 3/5 194 min 15.1%
East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool, OH $26 $27 ★ 3/5 138 min 15.7%
Ohiohealth O'bleness Hospital Athens, OH $30 $20 ★ 3/5 204 min 15.4%
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $32 $34 ★ 3/5 196 min 15.0%
Ashtabula County Medical Center Ashtabula, OH $35 $21 ★ 3/5 191 min 16.8%
Ohiohealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $40 $21 ★ 3/5 127 min 15.2%
Ohiohealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $40 ★ 4/5 15.7%
Marion General Hospital Marion, OH $42 $21 ★ 4/5 190 min 16.4%
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $42 15.0%
Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH $47 $25 ★ 4/5 199 min 15.2%
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $48 $76 ★ 4/5 222 min 14.3%
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $48 $76 ★ 2/5 158 min 15.7%
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $48 $76 ★ 4/5 174 min 15.1%
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $48 $76 ★ 4/5 226 min 14.9%
Dublin Springs Dublin, OH $48 $76
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH $48 $79
Adena Regional Medical Center Chillicothe, OH $49 $55 ★ 3/5 196 min 14.7%
Greenfield Area Medical Center Greenfield, OH $49 $55 109 min 15.2%
Adena Fayette Medical Center Washington Ch, OH $49 $55 ★ 3/5 128 min 14.8%
Adena Pike Medical Center Waverly, OH $49 $55 90 min 15.2%
McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH $50 $29 ★ 3/5 132 min 15.5%
Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH $50 $29 ★ 3/5 151 min 15.5%
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $53 $21 ★ 4/5 157 min 15.2%
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center Cambridge, OH $55 $21 ★ 4/5 178 min 15.0%

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)
$162
Cash / self-pay
$100
Insurer-negotiated
$47
Medicare pays
$20
$48$180
Median cash $100  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $100 — about 4.9× 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 $162 list price could save about $62 (38%).

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