Pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Virginia

Prices at 55 hospitals in Virginia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $82 — about the US median ($82), roughly 4.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Russell County Hospital Lebanon, VA $29 $27 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Smyth County Community Hospital Marion, VA $29 $27 ★ 3/5 141 min —
Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon, VA $29 $27 ★ 3/5 192 min —
Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap, VA $29 $27 ★ 4/5 131 min —
Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood, VA $35 $45 — 109 min —
Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap, VA $35 $33 — 109 min —
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc Norfolk, VA $45 $40 — — —
Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA $46 $38 ★ 3/5 187 min —
Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg, VA $61 $27 ★ 3/5 176 min —
Stafford Hospital, Llc Stafford, VA $61 $27 ★ 4/5 179 min —
Sentara Rmh Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $63 $21 ★ 5/5 172 min —
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $63 $34 ★ 4/5 140 min —
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA $68 — — 111 min —
Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA $68 — ★ 3/5 128 min —
Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles, VA $73 $99 ★ 4/5 121 min —
Fauquier Hospital Warrenton, VA $81 $33 ★ 3/5 162 min —
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $82 $21 ★ 4/5 183 min —
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $82 $21 ★ 4/5 153 min —
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $82 $21 ★ 3/5 168 min —
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $82 $21 ★ 4/5 125 min —
Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA $82 $21 ★ 4/5 134 min —
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $82 $30 ★ 3/5 166 min —
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $82 $21 ★ 5/5 165 min —
Carilion Medical Center Roanoke, VA $82 $143 ★ 3/5 272 min —
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg, VA $82 $143 ★ 4/5 211 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)
$199
Cash / self-pay
$82
Insurer-negotiated
$27
Medicare pays
$20
$35$226
Median cash $82  ·  Medicare $20  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $82 — about 4.1× 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 $199 list price could save about $117 (59%).

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