COVID-19 PCR test cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 65 hospitals publish a cash price for COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test): from $14.72 to $857.38, with a median of $77.00. The lowest price is at Dickenson Community Hospital (Clintwood) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 58.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $77.00, is 22% below the US median of $98.92.
- That is 1.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($51.31).
- Virginia ranks 11th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 65 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87635. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$14.72Dickenson Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$77.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$857.38in Virginia
Lowest saves$62.28vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickenson Community Hospital lowest Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $14.72 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital lowest Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $14.72 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC IADNA SARS-COV-2 COVID-19 AMPLIFIED PROBE TQ | $15.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Covid-19 | $25.66 | $51.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Covid-19 Amp Prb | $28.22 | $56.44 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $57.60 | $192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $57.60 | $192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA ID NOW COVID-19 | $57.75 | $82.50 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $61.20 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital one side Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB CORONA RT-PCR PANEL | $61.25 | $175.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CORONA RT-PCR PANEL | $61.25 | $175.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center one side Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB CORONA RT-PCR PANEL | $61.25 | $175.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CORONA RT-PCR PANEL | $61.25 | $175.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital one side Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CORONA RT-PCR PANEL | $61.25 | $175.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital one side Lexington · Lexington, VA HB CORONA RT-PCR PANEL | $61.25 | $175.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital one side Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB CORONA RT-PCR PANEL | $61.25 | $175.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA Mic-Covid-19 Pcr | $69.00 | $138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany Low Moor · Low Moor, VA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $76.00 | $76.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Medical Center Roanoke · Roanoke, VA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $76.00 | $76.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $77.00 | $77.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $78.84 | $78.84 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $80.40 | $201.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield · Richmond, VA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $81.00 | $81.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $81.00 | $81.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $81.00 | $81.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $81.00 | $81.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $81.00 | $81.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Prince George · Richmond, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $81.00 | $81.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease ºCOVID-19»), amplified probe technique | $83.00 | $83.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reston Hospital Center Reston · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $83.01 | $83.01 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV COVID-19 DNA/RNA AMP | $84.55 | $84.55 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $89.20 | $223.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Mary Washington Hospital Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Sars-cov-2 covid-19 amp prb | $93.50 | $187.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Stafford Hospital Stafford · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Sars-cov-2 covid-19 amp prb | $93.50 | $187.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INFECT AG NA SARS 2/COVID-19 AMP PRB | $100.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INFECT AG NA SARS 2/COVID-19 AMP PRB | $100.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INFECT AG NA SARS 2/COVID-19 AMP PRB | $100.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INFECT AG NA SARS 2/COVID-19 AMP PRB | $100.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC INFECT AG NA SARS 2/COVID-19 AMP PRB | $100.00 | $200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $102.40 | $256.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $110.38 | $183.97 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $122.40 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $122.40 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $122.40 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $124.89 | $312.22 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $130.20 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $130.20 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $130.20 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC So Iadna Sars-Cov-2-19 Amp Probe Tq | $130.20 | $217.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $145.16 | $362.90 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC RAPID SARS-COV-2 | $173.65 | $192.94 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique | $857.38 | $2,143.46 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
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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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $25.66 | $26.94 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 12 | $25.66 | $93.50 |
| Richmond, VA | 11 | $57.60 | $81.00 |
| Roanoke, VA | 6 | $61.20 | $61.25 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 3 | $61.25 | $77.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $61.25 | $459.32 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $14.72 | $14.72 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $25.66 | $25.66 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $102.40 | $102.40 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $124.89 | $124.89 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $57.75 | $57.75 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $25.66 | $25.66 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $61.25 | $61.25 |
| Low Moor, VA | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $80.40 | $80.40 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $14.72 | $14.72 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $25.66 | $25.66 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $25.66 | $25.66 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $145.16 | $145.16 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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COVID-19 PCR test (SARS-CoV-2 lab test) in other states
- Alabama$58.70
- Alaska$103.70
- Arizona$64.80
- Arkansas$97.28
- California$94.62
- Colorado$118.63
- Connecticut$123.00
- Delaware$226.80
- District of Columbia$43.78, 3 hospitals
- Florida$87.69
- Georgia$86.25
- Hawaii$75.00
- Idaho$93.75
- Illinois$115.50
- Indiana$105.75
- Iowa$119.20
- Kansas$135.85
- Kentucky$68.39
- Louisiana$74.10
- Maine$88.40
- Maryland$256.67
- Massachusetts$165.03
- Michigan$108.10
- Minnesota$119.46
- Mississippi$44.64
- Missouri$97.03
- Montana$121.00
- Nebraska$133.50
- Nevada$74.04
- New Hampshire$125.00
- New Jersey$56.44
- New Mexico$111.90
- New York$98.00
- North Carolina$89.00
- North Dakota$124.80
- Ohio$141.00
- Oklahoma$81.00
- Oregon$119.63
- Pennsylvania$91.20
- Puerto Rico$304.16, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$150.40
- South Carolina$81.75
- South Dakota$124.80
- Tennessee$55.46
- Texas$95.00
- Utah$76.41
- Vermont$105.00
- Washington$105.30
- West Virginia$107.75
- Wisconsin$135.00
- Wyoming$108.57
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.