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COVID-19 Specimen Collection

Illinois 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 July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Specimen Collection cost?

$46.77

Typical facility fee. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.88 to $57.54.

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 $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $102Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $23 to $30
$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $25

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
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 478.6 times more in New Jersey than in Florida. 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.

Illinois· 12th of 33

$46.77

NJ $8,913FL $18.62

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.