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COVID-19 Specimen Collection

Georgia rates for HCPCS G2023

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 cost?

$132

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $132 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $47.86 to $1,318.

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 $1,318 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $2,188Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $19 to $132
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,318professional $48

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$131.83
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 1659.6 times more in North Carolina 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.

Georgia· 2nd of 36

$132

NC $2,951WA $1.78

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.