Lab tests CPT 87635 Outpatient

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Manchester, CT

In Manchester, CT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $164.71 to $164.71, with a median of $164.71. Across Connecticut, the median is $123.00 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87635, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$164.71Manchester Memorial Hospital

Median$164.71half of hospitals charge less

Highest$164.71in 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 Manchester, CT.

median

Lowest $164.71Highest $202.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Manchester Memorial Hospital lowest Manchester, CT · (860) 647-4780 COVID-19 TEST IN-HOUSE PCR+1 more line at this price source file	$164.71	$164.71	$51.31–$131.77	—
Manchester Memorial Hospital Manchester, CT · (860) 647-4780 COVID-19 NON-CDC METHOD source file	$202.35	$202.35	$51.31–$161.88	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $164.71, median $164.71, highest $164.71.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $164.71. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.