COVID-19 PCR test cost in Detroit, MI
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 26 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $35.91 to $226.00, with a median of $57.81. The lowest listed price is at McLaren Port Huron — $21.90 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $70.81 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 2026.
Lowest$35.91McLaren Port Huron
Median$57.81half pay less
Highest$226.00in this market
Difference6.3×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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
median
Lowest $35.91Highest $226.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLaren Port Huron lowest Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $35.91 | $71.82 | $28.07–$161.56 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $38.48 | $51.31 | $1.00–$78.21 | 25% | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $38.48 | $51.31 | — | 25% | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit, MI SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $38.48 | $51.31 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp, MI · (248) 937-3370 SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $38.48 | $51.31 | $1.00–$76.76 | 25% | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $38.48 | $51.31 | — | 25% | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $38.48 | $51.31 | $1.00–$78.21 | 25% | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 966-3300 SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $38.48 | $51.31 | — | 25% | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CORONAVIRUS COVID19*87635 | $38.64 | $69.00 | $22.85–$58.75 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 CORONAVIRUS COVID19*87635 | $38.64 | $69.00 | $22.85–$58.75 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI CORONAVIRUS COVID19*87635 | $38.64 | $69.00 | $22.85–$58.75 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi, MI CORONAVIRUS COVID19*87635 | $38.64 | $69.00 | $22.85–$58.75 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 RL COVID19 SARACOV2BY PCR | $44.65 | $95.00 | $22.85–$95.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SARS-COV-2 RNA (NAAT) - SALIVA | $44.80 | $80.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SARS-COV-2 RNA (NAAT) - SALIVA | $44.80 | $80.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SARS-COV-2 RNA (NAAT) - SALIVA | $44.80 | $80.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SARS-COV-2 | $58.80 | $105.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SARS-COV-2 | $58.80 | $105.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 BY PCR | $58.80 | $105.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SARS-COV-2 | $58.80 | $105.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 BY PCR | $59.05 | $105.45 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Rochester, MI · (248) 652-5000 COVID19 SARA-COV-2BY PCR SJH | $61.10 | $130.00 | $22.85–$130.00 | 53% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 BY PCR | $64.40 | $115.00 | $22.85–$51.31 | 44% | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TCHNQ W/ HIGH THRUPUT TECH, SO | $70.81 | $200.00 | $41.87–$70.81 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB TEST PANEL COVID19 | $70.81 | $137.00 | $26.84–$139.05 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB PANEL COVID19, SO | $70.81 | $105.00 | $26.84–$139.05 | 33% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 916-2600 HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNQ W/ HI THRUPUT TECH | $70.81 | $137.00 | $41.87–$70.81 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB TEST PANEL COVID19 | $70.81 | $137.00 | $26.84–$114.79 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB PANEL COVID19, SO | $70.81 | $105.00 | $26.84–$114.79 | 33% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNQ W/ HI THRUPUT TECH | $70.81 | $137.00 | $26.84–$114.79 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI · (248) 325-1000 HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TCHNQ W/ HIGH THRUPUT TECH, SO | $70.81 | $200.00 | $26.84–$114.79 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB TEST PANEL COVID19 | $70.81 | $137.00 | $26.84–$114.79 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB PANEL COVID19, SO | $70.81 | $105.00 | $41.87–$70.81 | 33% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNQ W/ HI THRUPUT TECH | $70.81 | $137.00 | $41.87–$70.81 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte, MI HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TCHNQ W/ HIGH THRUPUT TECH, SO | $70.81 | $200.00 | $41.87–$70.81 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB TEST PANEL COVID19 | $70.81 | $137.00 | $26.84–$110.83 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB PANEL COVID19, SO | $70.81 | $105.00 | $26.84–$110.83 | 33% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNQ W/ HI THRUPUT TECH | $70.81 | $137.00 | $26.84–$110.83 | 48% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI · (586) 263-2300 HB LAB COVID19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TCHNQ W/ HIGH THRUPUT TECH, SO | $70.81 | $200.00 | $26.84–$110.83 | 65% | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Coronavirus SARS CoV-2 by PCR - Roche | $87.90 | $175.80 | $28.07–$181.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Rapid Covid POC | $87.90 | $175.80 | $28.07–$161.56 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Coronavirus SARS CoV-2 by PCR - Roche | $87.90 | $175.80 | $28.07–$161.56 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 SARS CoV-2 (COVID19) by PCR - Cepheid | $87.90 | $175.80 | $28.07–$161.56 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Rapid Covid POC | $87.90 | $175.80 | $28.07–$181.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 SARS CoV-2 (COVID19) by PCR - Cepheid | $87.90 | $175.80 | $28.07–$181.23 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Coronavirus SARS CoV-2 by PCR - Roche | $122.55 | $245.10 | $28.07–$253.49 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 SARS CoV-2 (COVID19) by PCR - Cepheid | $122.55 | $245.10 | $28.07–$253.49 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Rapid Covid POC | $122.55 | $245.10 | $28.07–$253.49 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 SARS CoV-2 (COVID19) by PCR - Cepheid | $139.80 | $279.60 | $28.07–$287.95 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Coronavirus SARS CoV-2 by PCR - Roche | $139.80 | $279.60 | $28.07–$287.95 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Rapid Covid POC | $139.80 | $279.60 | $28.07–$287.95 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SARSCOV2 COVID19 AMP PRB | $206.00 | $412.00 | $28.07–$309.00 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Novel Covid-19 Detect Agent Dna Quant | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.91, median $57.81, highest $226.00 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $38.64. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 16 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.