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COVID-19 Specimen Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency

Massachusetts 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?

$115

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $115 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $115 to $115.

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

Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $32 to $115
$50$100professional $115

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$31.62
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 2nd of 34

$115

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.