COVID-19 PCR test Cost in Charleston, SC (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Charleston, SC, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 29% below the US median ($100), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Trident Medical Center	Charleston, SC	$66	$54	★ 3/5	126 min	—
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital	Charleston, SC	$72	—	★ 3/5	153 min	—
Roper Hospital	Charleston, SC	$72	—	★ 4/5	96 min	—

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)

$110

Cash / self-pay

$72

Insurer-negotiated

$54

Medicare pays

$51

$67$72

Median cash $72 · Medicare $51 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $72 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $110 list price could save about $39 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Charleston

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
Samurdhi Roberts, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	80
Katie Osmon, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	73
Elizabeth Butler, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	69
Lashana Wilder, P.A.	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	66
Colleen O'brien, DNP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	62
Seth Osenkarski, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	61
Christina Breunsbach, PA	Physician Assistant	Charleston, SC	57
Samuel Mcnulty, M.D.	Internal Medicine	Charleston, SC	44
Katherine Tabor, NP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	34
Cheryl Irwin, FNP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	30
Hannah Moorhead, DNP	Nurse Practitioner	Charleston, SC	26
Edward Newton, MD	Family Practice	Charleston, SC	26

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