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CDC COVID-19 Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel

Maryland rates for HCPCS U0001

CDC 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CDC COVID-19 Real-Time RT-PCR Diagnostic Panel cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $28.84 to $36.31.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $15 to $36Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $16 to $45
$20$50$100facility $36professional $36

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where Maryland sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Alaska than in Oregon. 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.

Maryland· 22nd of 51

$36.31

AK $72.44OR $36.31

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.