COVID-19 PCR test cost in Spokane, WA
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $149.94 to $191.10, with a median of $184.80. The lowest listed price is at Providence Holy Family Hospital — $34.86 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $72.80 at 31 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 23, 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Holy Family Hospital lowest Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $149.94 | $214.20 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $184.80 | $264.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $184.80 | $264.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $191.10 | $273.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ LAB | $289.10 | $413.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $149.94, median $184.80, highest $191.10 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $184.80. 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.