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COVID-19 Specimen Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency

Wisconsin 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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$45.71$31.62 to $52.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$69.18 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $62 to $115Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $26 to $65
$50.0$100.0facility $71professional $46

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin $52.48 · 9th 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.