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COVID-19 Specimen Collection, Hospital Outpatient

Iowa rates for HCPCS C9803

Hospital outpatient clinic visit specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), any specimen source

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Specimen Collection, Hospital Outpatient cost?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $1,549.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $741 · 10th to 90th $28 to $4,365Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $65
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $741professional $29

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 112.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington. 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$741

NE $1,950WA $17.38

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.