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

South Dakota 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?

$37.15

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $37.15 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $72.44.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $36 to $72Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $36 to $83
$20$50$100facility $72professional $37

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
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$46.77
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$177.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$47.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 8th of 51

$37.15

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.