go back

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 July 2026.

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

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$32.36$26.92 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$100 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $26 to $115
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $100professional $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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$32.36
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $100 · 1st 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.