COVID-19 PCR test cost in Williamsport, PA
In Williamsport, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $75.00 to $75.00, with a median of $75.00. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Williamsport and 1 other hospital. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $75.00 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — 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 Williamsport, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 INF AG DET AMP PRB TEC COVID19 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $38.25–$100.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport one side Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 SARS COVID19/2 RNA QL RT-PCR | $75.00 | $125.00 | $38.25–$100.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 COVID-19 TEST | $75.00 | $125.00 | $38.25–$100.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 IN AG DET NU AC(RNAORDNA)P5060 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $38.25–$100.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 IN AG DET NU AC(RNAORDNA)P5063 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $38.25–$100.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport lowest Williamsport, PA · (570) 321-1000 IN AG DET NU AC(RNAORDNA)P5068 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $38.25–$100.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 COVID-19 BY PCR PERKINS/ELMER | $75.00 | $125.00 | $18.75–$118.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 COVID-19 TEST | $75.00 | $125.00 | $18.75–$118.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 IN AG DET NU AC(RNAORDNA)P5060 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $18.75–$118.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 IN AG DET NU AC(RNAORDNA)P5063 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $18.75–$118.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 IN AG DET NU AC(RNAORDNA)P5068 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $18.75–$118.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy lowest Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 INF AG DET AMP PRB TEC COVID19 | $75.00 | $125.00 | $18.75–$118.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy one side Muncy, PA · (570) 546-8282 SARS COVID19/2 RNA QL RT-PCR | $75.00 | $125.00 | $18.75–$118.75 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $75.00, median $75.00, highest $75.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $75.00. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.