How much does pap smear (cervical screening) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 1, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 88175.
Median commercial rates on file run from $49 (Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System) to $111 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 2.3× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $49median of 7 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $98 | $111median of 9 plans | $28median of 5 plans | $25median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | — | $90median of 2 plans | $28median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does pap smear (cervical screening) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Pap smear (cervical screening) in Washington, DC range from $98 at Inova Fairfax Hospital to $98 at Inova Fairfax Hospital (1 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for pap smear (cervical screening)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health System lists the lowest ($49, median of 7 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($111, median of 9 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.