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Respiratory Pathogen Panel, 20 Targets

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 0099U

Finds which germ is causing a respiratory infection by testing a patient sample for the genetic material of 20 organisms in one run. Two closely related panels cover 14 and 21 targets; this one sits between them at 20.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Respiratory Pathogen Panel, 20 Targets cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $331 from a physician practice, and about $912 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$331$324 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$912$759 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $912 · 10th to 90th $589 to $2,089Professionalmedian $331 · 10th to 90th $324 to $550
$500$1K$2Kfacility $912professional $331

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$575.44
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 2089.3 times more in Ohio than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Minnesota· 19th of 29

$389

OH $63,096SC $30.20

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.