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

West 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 July 2026.

How much does SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test, Non-CDC cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $145 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 5 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$51.29 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$145$87.10 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $145 · 10th to 90th $51 to $178Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $51 to $112
$20$50$100$200facility $145professional $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
$144.54
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$112.20
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$56.23

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 1st of 51

$112

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.