Lab tests CPT 87635 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $99.00 to $99.00, with a median of $99.00. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $141.00 at 96 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$99.00Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital + 1 more
Median$99.00half pay less
Highest$99.00in 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.

median
Lowest $99.00Highest $105.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq $99.00 $165.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq $99.00 $165.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital lowest Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq $99.00 $165.00 — 40% —
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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% —
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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% —
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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% —
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Inpatient: lowest $99.00, median $99.00, highest $99.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $66.30 — 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.