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COVID-19 Specimen Collection

Nebraska 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?

$89.13

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $29.51 to $1,950.

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 $1,950 · 10th to 90th $89 to $2,291Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $23 to $30
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,950professional $23

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
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 36

$89.13

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.