Lab tests CPT 87635 Outpatient

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Wilmington, OH

In Wilmington, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $196.95 to $196.95, with a median of $196.95. Across Ohio, the median is $141.00 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$196.95Clinton Memorial Hospital
Median$196.95half pay less
Highest$196.95in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington, OH · (937) 382-9335 SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 $196.95 $393.90 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $196.95, median $196.95, highest $196.95.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $196.95. 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.