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COVID-19 Specimen Collection, Hospital Outpatient

Texas 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?

$646

Typical facility fee. In Texas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $646 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $1,698.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,698Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $23 to $29
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $1,698professional $25

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
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 4th of 51

$646

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.