Lab tests CPT 87635 Outpatient

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Alexandria, MN

In Alexandria, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $99.18 to $99.18, with a median of $99.18. Across Minnesota, the median is $119.78 at 78 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$99.18Alomere Health
Median$99.18half pay less
Highest$99.18in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Alomere Health Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 COVID-19/SARS-COV2, NAAT $99.18 $171.00 — 42% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $99.18, median $99.18, highest $99.18.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $99.18. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This is the lab (PCR or similar amplification) test for the virus that causes COVID-19. It is more sensitive than a rapid antigen test and is often required before some procedures or travel.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test on a swab sample; the collection may be billed separately.