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

Montana 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $77.62 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$45.71 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$77.62$69.18 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $78 · 10th to 90th $51 to $100Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $21 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $78professional $51

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
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 4th of 51

$69.18

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.