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

Tennessee 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.90 to $100.

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 $107Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $26 to $389
$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $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
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$54.95
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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$51.29

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 30th of 51

$51.29

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.