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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test, Non-CDC

Colorado rates for HCPCS U0002

2019-nCoV coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV (COVID-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-CDC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test, Non-CDC cost?

$56.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $56.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 7 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$51.29$51.29 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$69.18 to $214

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $51 to $295Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $21 to $51
$20$50$100$200facility $126professional $51

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
$51.29
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$158.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$67.61
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$81.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.2 times more in West Virginia than in Delaware. 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.

Colorado· 5th of 51

$56.23

WV $112DE $51.29

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.