COVID-19 PCR test cost in Dallas, TX

Prices at 9 hospitals in Dallas, TX, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $75 — 25% below the US median ($100), roughly 1.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $51 $51 ★ 3/5 137 min
Medical City Green Oaks Hospital Dallas, TX $52 $54
Medical City Dallas Hospital Dallas, TX $57 $43 ★ 3/5 140 min
Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX $75 $83 ★ 3/5 229 min
Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX $75 $63 ★ 3/5 213 min
UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital-William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX $89 $54 ★ 4/5 300 min
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $140 $102 ★ 4/5 158 min
North Central Surgical Center Llp Dallas, TX $154 $1,257 108 min
Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas Dallas, TX $206 $192

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$150
Cash / self-pay
$75
Insurer-negotiated
$63
Medicare pays
$51
$52$164
Median cash $75  ·  Medicare $51  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $75 — about 1.5× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $150 list price could save about $75 (50%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dallas

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Jane Champion, MSN-ANPNurse PractitionerDallas, TX92
Jill StudleyGeriatric MedicineDallas, TX58
Mahenaaz Haq, M.D.Internal MedicineDallas, TX53
Kellie KahveciNurse PractitionerDallas, TX51
Pratik Kapadia, M.D.Internal MedicineDallas, TX29
Jaime Vasquez, D.O.Family PracticeDallas, TX22
Nagaleela Chandra, M.DInternal MedicineDallas, TX21
Ronald Skufca, D.O.General PracticeDallas, TX17

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