COVID-19 PCR test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $38.00 to $330.72, with a median of $95.68. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $57.68 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $95.68 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 19 cities for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$38.00UCI Health-Orange
Median$95.68half pay less
Highest$330.72in this market
Difference8.7×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $38.00Highest $330.72
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB UCI ARUP 2019 NOVEL CORONAVIRUS SARS-COV-2 BY PCR | $38.00 | $95.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $45.50 | $130.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $48.00 | $100.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $48.00 | $100.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $48.00 | $100.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $60.90 | $174.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $63.00 | $180.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Covid-19 Amp Prb High Throughput Tech in House | $65.00 | $100.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB COVID-19 NUCLEIC ACID AMP TEST | $65.00 | $100.00 | $7,175.00–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 HB SARS-COVID-19 DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID | $65.00 | $100.00 | $7,175.00–$9,712.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $69.12 | $144.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $74.40 | $155.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $83.04 | $173.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $83.30 | $238.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $95.68 | $184.00 | $35.00–$105.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $96.95 | $277.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Covid-19 Amp Prb POCT | $98.53 | $151.59 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Covid-19 Amp Prb in House Testing 87635 | $103.46 | $159.17 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $112.00 | $320.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $115.50 | $330.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $121.80 | $348.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ CDM | $121.80 | $348.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange one side Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB UCI QUEST SARS-COV-2 RNA QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME RT-PCR | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HC SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMP PRB, POCT | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19), ANAHEIM DUCKS ATHLETES (UCI ONLY) | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 (COVID-19), ANAHEIM DUCKS STAFF (UCI) | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB GENX COVID TEST (UCI ONLY) | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ (UCI ONLY) | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB UCI COVID-19 ROUTINE RNA / DNA | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB LAB UCI COVID-19 RNA/DNA | $160.40 | $401.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $177.45 | $507.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb Hgh Thruput | $180.00 | $180.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb | $180.00 | $180.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb Hgh Thruput | $184.75 | $184.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb | $202.50 | $202.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $223.30 | $638.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $223.30 | $638.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB RAPID COVID-19 PCR ASSAY | $330.72 | $508.80 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB SARS-COVID-19 DETECTION BY NUCLEIC ACID | $330.72 | $508.80 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $38.00, median $95.68, highest $330.72 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 27 facilities here, median $95.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 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 2 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.