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

New York 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 New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 9 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$36.31$17.38 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$36.31 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $36 to $102Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $14 to $54
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $40professional $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. 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
$39.81
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$41.69
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$173.78
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$67.61
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$89.13
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$85.11

Where New York 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.

New York· 46th 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.