Lab tests CPT 87635 Outpatient

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Auburn, NY

In Auburn, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $63.32 to $63.32, with a median of $63.32. Across New York, the median is $90.00 at 111 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$63.32Auburn Community Hospital

Median$63.32half of hospitals charge less

Highest$63.32in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Auburn, NY.

median

Lowest $63.32Highest $124.03

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Auburn Community Hospital lowest Auburn, NY · (315) 255-7011 SARS-COV-2 NAA BDMAX source file	$63.32	$275.63	$22.22–$244.08	77%
Auburn Community Hospital Auburn, NY · (315) 255-7011 SARS-COV-2 NAA HOLOGIC source file	$82.93	$275.63	$22.22–$244.08	70%
Auburn Community Hospital Auburn, NY · (315) 255-7011 COVID-19 NAA+1 more line at this price source file	$124.03	$140.70	$22.22–$244.08	12%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $63.32, median $63.32, highest $63.32.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.