COVID-19 PCR test cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 14 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $19.98 to $369.60, with a median of $62.52. The lowest listed price is at Ascension St. John Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $42.54 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $81.00 at 56 hospitals.
- The median here, $62.52, is 37% below the US median of $98.92.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
- 1 of 14 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 8 cities for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 5, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2025 and Nov 3, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Medical Center lowest Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 SARS-COV2 BY PCR 41886+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.98 | $54.00 | $51.31–$54.00 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa lowest Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 SARS-COV2 BY PCR 41886+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.98 | $54.00 | $51.31–$54.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks lowest Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 SARS-COV2 BY PCR 41886+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.98 | $54.00 | $51.31–$54.00 | 63% |
| St John Owasso lowest Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 SARS-COV2 BY PCR 41886+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.98 | $54.00 | $51.31–$54.00 | 63% |
| St. John Broken Arrow lowest Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 SARS-COV2 BY PCR 41886+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19.98 | $54.00 | $51.31–$54.00 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 BO SARS COV2 LTT 41703+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $56.75 | $51.31–$56.75 | 63% |
| St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 BO SARS COV2 LTT 41703+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $56.75 | $51.31–$56.75 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 BO SARS COV2 LTT 41703+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $56.75 | $51.31–$56.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 BO SARS COV2 LTT 41703+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $56.75 | $51.31–$56.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 BO SARS COV2 LTT 41703+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $56.75 | $51.31–$56.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 ID NOW COVID 19 41721+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.46 | $101.25 | $51.31–$101.25 | 63% |
| St. John Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 ID NOW COVID 19 41721+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.46 | $101.25 | $51.31–$101.25 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 ID NOW COVID 19 41721+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.46 | $101.25 | $51.31–$101.25 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 ID NOW COVID 19 41721+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.46 | $101.25 | $51.31–$101.25 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 ID NOW COVID 19 41721+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $37.46 | $101.25 | $51.31–$101.25 | 63% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $58.20 | $194.00 | $30.79–$194.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $61.20 | $204.00 | $21.55–$204.00 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Novel Coronavirus Sars-Cov-2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.84 | $159.60 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Novel Coronavirus Sars-Cov-2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.84 | $159.60 | — | 60% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen File of Nov 3, 2026 · source file | $70.80 | $118.00 | $60.55–$128.28 | 40% |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $80.40 | $268.00 | $21.55–$214.40 | 70% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Amplifed DNA or RNA probe detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (Covid-19) antigen File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $200.00 | $51.31–$230.00 | 40% |
| Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals Broken Arrow Broken Arrow, OK · (918) 994-8100 COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $295.00 | $295.00 | — | — |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 SARS COV 2 ANTIGEN BD VERITOR File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $369.60 | $462.00 | $0.01–$462.00 | 20% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital one side Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 SARS COV 2 RNA QUALITATIVE REAL TIME RT PCR QST File of Mar 4, 2025 · source file | $369.60 | $462.00 | $0.01–$462.00 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $19.98, median $62.52, highest $369.60 — a 18.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $59.70. 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 11 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87635 ($81.00). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OKCOVID 19 OSDH | $0.01 | file |