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

Virginia 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 Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$51.29$40.74 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$51.29 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $46 to $234Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $30 to $76
$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $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
$141.25
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
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$316.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$100.00
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
$30.90
Typical High
$70.79
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
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$95.50

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 40th 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.