COVID-19 PCR test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $115.81 to $182.40, with a median of $173.16. The lowest listed price is at Elliot Hospital — $57.35 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $135.46 at 6 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 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Hospital lowest Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Iadna Sars-Cov2 Amp Probe | $115.81 | $313.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2-19 AMP PROBE TQ | $173.16 | $444.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SO IADNA SARS-COV-2-19 AMP PROBE TQ | $173.16 | $444.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 SARS CoV 2 | $182.40 | $304.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $115.81, median $173.16, highest $182.40 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $173.16. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87635 ($103.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NHState Supplied Covid 19 Test | $0.01 | file |