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COVID-19 Specimen Collection, Hospital Outpatient

Wisconsin 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 July 2026.

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

$43.65

Typical facility fee. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $70.79.

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 $71 · 10th to 90th $55 to $145Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $23 to $44
$50.0$100.0facility $71professional $29

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$144.54

Where Wisconsin sits

The same service costs 85.1 times more in Nebraska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Wisconsin $43.65 · 16th of 50
NE $1,950FL $22.91

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.