Lab tests CPT 87635 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Clearlake, CA — inpatient

In Clearlake, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $304.00 to $304.00, with a median of $304.00. Across California, the median is $92.00 at 201 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$304.00Sutter Lakeside Hospital

Median$304.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$304.00in 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 Clearlake, CA.

median

Lowest $304.00Highest $304.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sutter Lakeside Hospital lowest Lakeport, CA · (707) 262-5000 HCHG CORE IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PROBE TQ+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$304.00	$304.00	—	—

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

Inpatient: lowest $304.00, median $304.00, highest $304.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $304.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.