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Respiratory Pathogen Panel, 20 Targets

Wisconsin 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?

$708

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $537 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 4 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$537$537 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$813 to $1,122

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $708 to $1,318Professionalmedian $537 · 10th to 90th $339 to $955
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $832professional $537

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
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
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin· 11th of 29

$708

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.