COVID-19 PCR test cost in York, PA

Prices at 3 hospitals in York, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $100 — about the US median ($100), roughly 1.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
UPMC Memorial York, PA $75 $55 ★ 4/5 266 min —
Wellspan York Hospital York, PA $100 $113 ★ 4/5 254 min —
Wellspan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York, PA $100 $117 — — —

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)
$192
Cash / self-pay
$100
Insurer-negotiated
$113
Medicare pays
$51
$80$100
Median cash $100  ·  Medicare $51  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $100 — about 1.9× the Medicare rate ($51). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($103).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $192 list price could save about $92 (48%).

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Doctors who perform this in York

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
Arnold Cruz, D.O.Emergency MedicineYork, PA97
Michael Leser, D.O.Family PracticeYork, PA36
Heidi Wilkerson, CRNPNurse PractitionerYork, PA24
Amy Bates, PA-CPhysician AssistantYork, PA19
Maria Diaz, CRNPNurse PractitionerYork, PA16
Monique Terry, MDFamily PracticeYork, PA14
Jeffrey Garofalo, PA-CPhysician AssistantYork, PA14
Stephanie Crone, CRNPNurse PractitionerYork, PA13
Linda Bachman, CRNPNurse PractitionerYork, PA12
Shana Catalan Usow, FNP-CNurse PractitionerYork, PA12
Allison Eliason, CRNPNurse PractitionerYork, PA11

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