COVID-19 PCR test cost in Youngstown, OH
In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $33.60 to $99.00, with a median of $66.30. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital — $32.70 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $141.00 at 96 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $33.60 | $56.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $99.00 | $165.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $99.00 | $165.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $105.60 | $176.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $105.60 | $176.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $105.60 | $176.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.60, median $66.30, highest $99.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $99.00. 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.