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Respiratory Pathogen Panel Of 22 Targets

Massachusetts 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?

$437

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $437 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 8 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 $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$417 to $891

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,230Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $417 to $1,023
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $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
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,174.90
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$602.56
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,511.38
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$831.76
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,995.26
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$954.99

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 26th of 51

$437

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.