COVID-19 PCR test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 13 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $50.90 to $548.91, with a median of $70.40. The lowest listed price is at Lafayette Regional Health Center — $19.50 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $97.03 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $70.40, is 29% below the US median of $98.92.
- That is 1.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
- Kansas City, MO has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Missouri with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- 3 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 9 cities for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Regional Health Center lowest Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $50.90 | $50.90 | $9.47–$50.90 | — |
| Saint John Hospital Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $85.94 | $25.78–$85.94 | 41% |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $126.75 | $38.03–$126.75 | 60% |
| Providence Medical Center Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $92.09 | $27.63–$92.09 | 45% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 SARS-COV-2 COVID 19 AMPL+1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $183.00 | $51.06–$149.33 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 COV 2019 CORONAVIRUS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $53.36 | $184.00 | $47.57–$150.51 | 71% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 Coronavirus 2019 SARS Cov2 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $57.42 | $198.00 | $47.57–$161.96 | 71% |
| University Health Truman Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-1000 Coronavirus Reference Lab Replacement+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $70.40 | $128.00 | $21.55–$133.42 | 45% |
| Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 404-7000 Coronavirus PCR Replacement+2 more lines at this price File of Aug 5, 2026 · source file | $70.40 | $128.00 | $21.55–$133.42 | 45% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CORONAVIRUS NOVEL 2019 File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $75.60 | $108.00 | $51.31–$91.80 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CORONAVIRUS NAA BCMH File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $97.52 | $139.31 | $51.31–$118.41 | 30% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 CORONAVIRUS PCR LABCORP File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $127.20 | $181.71 | $51.31–$154.45 | 30% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 COVID-19 PANTHER+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $154.56 | $322.00 | $45.79–$289.80 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 COVID-19 PANTHER+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $154.56 | $322.00 | $45.79–$289.80 | 52% |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $548.91 | $548.91 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $548.91 | $548.91 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $50.90, median $70.40, highest $548.91 — a 10.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $75.60. 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 10 of 11 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.
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