Lab tests CPT 87635 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $41.20 to $382.88, with a median of $41.20. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $118.95 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$41.20Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital + 3 more
Median$41.20half pay less
Highest$382.88in this market
Difference9.3×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

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Lowest $41.20Highest $382.88

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Poct-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Poct-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Sars Cov 2 Rna, Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Poct Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Poct-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Sars Cov 2 Rna, Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Poct Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Poct-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Sars Cov 2 Rna, Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Poct Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Sars Cov 2 Rna, Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Poct Rapid Covid-19 $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans-Pcr $41.20 $103.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Pcr-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Covid-19-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Covid-19-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Pcr-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Pcr-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Covid-19 Rev Trans Pcr-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Covid-19-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Covid-19-Ref $58.00 $145.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 BY NAA (ARUP) $273.00 $273.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 (MAWD) $343.00 $343.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 RNA QUALITATIVE NAAT (QST) (MF) $343.00 $343.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 NAA (LABCORP) $343.00 $343.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando one side Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 RT PCR (VC) $343.00 $343.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 AMPLIFIED PROBE $343.00 $343.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC COVID-19 SARS-COV-2 AMPLIFIED PROBE $382.88 $382.88 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $41.20, median $41.20, highest $382.88 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $78.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.