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

Maryland 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.90 to $51.29.

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 $51 · 10th to 90th $51 to $65Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $51
$20$50$100facility $51professional $41

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
5 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
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$85.11

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 47th of 51

$40.74

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.