Lab tests CPT 87635 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Urbana, OH — inpatient

In Urbana, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $105.60 to $105.60, with a median of $105.60. Across Ohio, the median is $141.00 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$105.60Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital
Median$105.60half pay less
Highest$105.60in this market
Difference1.0×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 Urbana, OH.

median
Lowest $105.60Highest $116.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital lowest Urbana, OH · (937) 653-5231 HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq $105.60 $176.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH · (937) 653-5231 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq $116.40 $194.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $105.60, median $105.60, highest $105.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $105.60 — 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.