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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 October 2026.

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

$34.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $34.67 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $31.62 to $66.07.

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 $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $89Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $79
$50$100facility $35professional $32

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
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Texas than in Utah. 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· 15th of 34

$34.67

TX $115UT $10.72

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.