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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 October 2026.

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

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $148 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$36.31$21.38 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$148$102 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $40 to $234Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $21 to $107
$20$50$100$200facility $148professional $36

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$234.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$74.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$107.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.01
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$104.71

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Maine. 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

$67.61

AK $102ME $33.11

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.