COVID-19 PCR test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $214.00 to $255.06, with a median of $214.00. The lowest listed price is at Newport Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Rhode Island, the median is $214.00 at 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Hospital lowest Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC INFECT AGNT DET DNA/RNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECH | $214.00 | $214.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC INFECT AGNT DET DNA/RNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECH | $214.00 | $214.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital lowest East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC INFECT AGNT DET DNA/RNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECH | $214.00 | $214.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital lowest Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC INFECT AGNT DET DNA/RNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECH | $214.00 | $214.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC INFECT AGNT DET DNA/RNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECH | $245.25 | $245.25 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC INFECT AGNT DET DNA/RNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TECH | $255.06 | $255.06 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $214.00, median $214.00, highest $255.06 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $214.00 — 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.