COVID-19 PCR test Cost in Dublin, OH (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Dublin, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $168 — 68% above the US median ($100), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Mount Carmel Dublin	Dublin, OH	$160	$115	—	125 min	—
Dublin Methodist Hospital	Dublin, OH	$168	$192	★ 4/5	229 min	—
Dublin Springs	Dublin, OH	$168	$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 October 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)

$259

Cash / self-pay

$168

Insurer-negotiated

$192

Medicare pays

$51

$162$168

Median cash $168 · Medicare $51 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $168 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($51). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $259 list price could save about $91 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dublin

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.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Jennifer Wagner, CNP	Nurse Practitioner	Dublin, OH	29
Xiangyang Jiao, M.D.	Family Practice	Dublin, OH	23
Brian Boyle, M.D.	Family Practice	Dublin, OH	23
Nancy Carpenter, MPAS	Physician Assistant	Dublin, OH	22
Maliha Akbar, MD	Family Practice	Dublin, OH	14
Andrew Ratliff, CNP	Nurse Practitioner	Dublin, OH	12
Julia Kim, DO	Family Practice	Dublin, OH	11

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