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Respiratory Pathogen Panel Of 22 Targets

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 0202U

Tests a swab sample for the genetic material of 22 respiratory germs at once, among them SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. It reports which of the targets are present in someone with respiratory symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Respiratory Pathogen Panel Of 22 Targets cost?

$417

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $741 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 5 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$417$417 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$741$417 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $282 to $1,514Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $331 to $562
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $741professional $417

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$2,951.21
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$537.03
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 42nd of 51

$417

SD $1,047MD $407

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.