COVID-19 PCR test cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $41.58 to $108.50, with a median of $85.20. The lowest listed price is at Dupont Hospital — $43.62 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $108.50 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dupont Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 COVID-19 PCR | $41.58 | $154.00 | $37.33–$153.93 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 U0003 L139900 COVID19 NAA 889 | $72.24 | $301.00 | $45.25–$270.90 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 COVID-19 PCR | $72.24 | $301.00 | $45.25–$270.90 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN COVID-19 PCR | $76.95 | $285.00 | $45.25–$228.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN U0003 L139900 COVID19 NAA 889 | $76.95 | $285.00 | $45.25–$228.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 U0003 L139900 COVID19 NAA 889 | $80.46 | $298.00 | $45.25–$268.20 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 COVID-19 PCR | $85.20 | $284.00 | $45.25–$255.60 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC COVL1 COVID-19, PCR | $103.50 | $207.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC COVL1 COVID-19, PCR | $108.50 | $217.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC COVL1 COVID-19, PCR | $108.50 | $217.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 COVID-19 NAA (LC) | $143.28 | $597.00 | $45.25–$537.30 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN COVID-19 NAA (LC) | $161.19 | $597.00 | $45.25–$477.60 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 COVID-19 NAA (LC) | $161.19 | $597.00 | $45.25–$537.30 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS CEPHEID | $178.50 | $357.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 COVID-19 NAA (LC) | $179.10 | $597.00 | $45.25–$537.30 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS CEPHEID | $187.50 | $375.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC COVID-19 CORONA VIRUS CEPHEID | $187.50 | $375.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.58, median $85.20, highest $108.50 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $103.50. 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 4 of 4 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.