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Respiratory Pathogen Panel Of 22 Targets

New Jersey 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?

$501

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $501 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $447 from a physician practice, and about $631 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 6 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$447$417 to $501
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$631$427 to $1,230

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $631 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,455Professionalmedian $447 · 10th to 90th $417 to $550
$20$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $631professional $447

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
$151.36
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$912.01
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$467.74

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 19th of 51

$501

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.