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COVID-19 Specimen Collection

Iowa 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?

$29.51

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.44 to $89.13.

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 $525 · 10th to 90th $21 to $525Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $6 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $525professional $30

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
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 36

$29.51

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.