COVID-19 PCR test cost in Orlando, FL
In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $41.20 to $382.88, with a median of $114.95. The lowest listed price is at South Lake Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $73.75 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $87.69 at 167 hospitals.
- The median here, $114.95, is 16% above the US median of $98.92.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
- Orlando, FL ranks 4th of 4 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Poct Rapid Covid-19+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Sars Cov 2 Rna, Pcr+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Poct-Pcr+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Sars Cov 2 Rna, Pcr+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.20 | $103.00 | — | 60% |
| South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Covid-19-Ref+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $145.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Pcr-Ref+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $145.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Pcr-Ref+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $145.00 | — | 60% |
| Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Covid-19-Ref+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $145.00 | — | 60% |
| HCA Florida Osceola Hospital Orlando, FL · (407) 846-2266 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $79.00 | $79.00 | $5.69–$106.29 | — |
| Oviedo Medical Center Orlando, FL · (615) 850-6055 COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $92.00 | $92.00 | $6.62–$103.10 | — |
| The Villages Regional Hospital one side The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 UF HB COVID 19 SARS-COV2 RT PCR (BAL) VIRACOR File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $114.95 | $209.00 | $27.00–$56.44 | 45% |
| The Villages Regional Hospital The Villages, FL · (352) 751-8000 UF HB RESEARCH COVID 19 TEST NON-CDC+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $114.95 | $209.00 | $27.00–$173.47 | 45% |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 HB COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $114.95 | $209.00 | $27.00–$144.84 | 45% |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital one side Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 UF HB COVID 19 SARS-COV2 RT PCR (BAL) VIRACOR File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $114.95 | $209.00 | $94.05–$144.84 | 45% |
| HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital Casselberry, FL · (407) 321-4500 COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $153.93 | $153.93 | $11.08–$138.54 | — |
| UF Health Leesburg Hospital Leesburg, FL · (352) 323-5762 UF UC COVID-19 LAB TEST NON-CDC File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $171.05 | $311.00 | $139.95–$215.52 | 45% |
| Ucf Lake Nona Hospital Orlando, FL · (850) 523-2115 COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $243.83 | $243.83 | $17.56–$219.45 | — |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 BY NAA (ARUP) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — |
| Nemours Childrens Hospital, Florida Orlando, FL · (407) 567-4000 Infectious Agent Detection by Nucleic Adic Coronavirus 2 (Covid-19)+1 more line at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $315.00 | $315.00 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 RNA QUALITATIVE NAAT (QST) (MF)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Orlando one side Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 RT PCR (VC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $343.00 | $343.00 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 AMPLIFIED PROBE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $382.88 | $382.88 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $41.20, median $114.95, highest $382.88 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $41.20. 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 0 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 none is it 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 COVID-19 PCR test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: COVID-19 PCR test explained.