COVID-19 PCR test cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $41.20 to $401.12, with a median of $382.88. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $341.68 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $118.95 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Sars Cov 2 Rna, Pcr | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Poct-Pcr | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Rapid Covid-19 | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Poct Rapid Covid-19 | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans-Pcr | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Covid-19-Ref | $58.00 | $145.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FL Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Pcr-Ref | $58.00 | $145.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL · (863) 676-1433 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 AMPLIFIED PROBE | $382.88 | $382.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL · (863) 422-4971 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 AMPLIFIED PROBE | $401.12 | $401.12 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.20, median $382.88, highest $401.12 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $382.88. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.