COVID-19 PCR test cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $57.31 to $110.65, with a median of $77.40. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $20.09 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $75.00 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 87635 COVID-19 Rapid. Tech | $57.31 | $334.00 | $125.85–$267.20 | 83% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $75.00 | $125.00 | $25.00–$381.43 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB | $75.00 | $125.00 | $17.12–$160.35 | 40% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 NeuMoDx SARS COV 2 RNA Tech | $79.79 | $334.00 | $40.81–$267.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 Agena SARS COV 2 RNA Tech | $79.79 | $334.00 | $40.81–$267.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 87635 SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB Tech | $79.79 | $334.00 | $40.81–$267.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 87635 COVID-19 Rapid. Tech | $79.79 | $334.00 | $40.81–$267.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 Virology COVID-19 Tech | $79.79 | $334.00 | $40.81–$267.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 Rheonix SARS COV 2 RNA Tech | $79.79 | $334.00 | $40.81–$267.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 NeuMoDx SARS COV 2 RNA Tech | $105.11 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 87635 SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB Tech | $105.11 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 Rheonix SARS COV 2 RNA Tech | $105.11 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 87635 COVID-19 Rapid. Tech | $105.11 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 Agena SARS COV 2 RNA Tech | $105.11 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 Virology COVID-19 Tech | $105.11 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 .COVID-19 Coronavirus (RC). | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 RHEONIX SARS COV 2 RNA SQ | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 NeuMoDx SARS COV 2 RNA SQ | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COBAS SARS COV 2 RNA SQ | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COVID-19 Coronavirus Shared Space. | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COVID-19 Coronavirus Same Day. | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COVID-19 Coronavirus PCR inhouse. | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COVID-19 Coronavirus Next Day. | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COVID-19 BD MAX | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 SARS CoV2 QUALITATIVE PCR | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COVID-19 | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 COVID-19 Coronavirus ICU/IMC. | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 AGENA SARS COV 2 RNA SQ | $110.65 | $334.00 | $43.61–$267.20 | 67% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $57.31, median $77.40, highest $110.65 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $77.40. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.