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COVID-19 Specimen Collection

Pennsylvania 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?

$22.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.91 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $17.78 to $25.70.

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 $813 · 10th to 90th $23 to $1,047Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $18 to $26
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $813professional $19

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
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.70

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 31st of 33

$22.91

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.