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COVID-19 Specimen Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency

Iowa rates for HCPCS G2024

Specimen collection for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]) from an individual in a SNF or by a laboratory on behalf of a HHA, any specimen source

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Specimen Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.70 to $31.62.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $26 to $89Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $66
$50.0$100.0facility $89professional $32

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Massachusetts than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $31.62 · 14th of 33
MA $100FL $20.42

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.