Lab tests CPT 87635 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

COVID-19 PCR test cost in Nevada, MO — inpatient

In Nevada, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) as an inpatient: from $72.90 to $72.90, with a median of $72.90. Across Missouri, the median is $108.18 at 50 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87635, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$72.90Nevada City Hospital
Median$72.90half pay less
Highest$72.90in 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 Nevada, MO.

median
Lowest $72.90Highest $81.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 SARS CORONAVIRUS WITH COV-2 RNA QUALITAT $72.90 $162.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 SARS-COV-2 (COVID19) QUALITAT NAAT QST $72.90 $162.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital one side Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 SARS-COV-2 RNA QUALITATIVE REAL-TIME RT- $72.90 $162.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) RNA (ID NOW) $81.00 $180.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 RHC SARS-COV-2 RNA (ID NOW) POCT-87635 $81.00 $180.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 RHC SARS-COV-2 RNA (ID NOW) POCT $81.00 $180.00 — 55% —
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Inpatient: lowest $72.90, median $72.90, highest $72.90.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $72.90 — 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.