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

Ohio 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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 9 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$27.54 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$51.29 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $51 to $170Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $20 to $112
$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $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
$69.18
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$112.20
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$47.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$245.47
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$77.62

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 9th of 51

$52.48

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.