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Respiratory Pathogen Panel Of 22 Targets

West Virginia 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $955 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$955$575 to $1,023

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $955 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,230Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $417 to $457
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $955professional $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
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,905.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$446.68

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 14th of 51

$550

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.