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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Amplified Probe Test, High Throughput

Georgia rates for HCPCS U0003

Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (coronavirus disease [COVID-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by CMS-2020-01-R

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Amplified Probe Test, High Throughput cost?

$148

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $151.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $100 to $166Professionalmedian $123 · 10th to 90th $63 to $603
$50$100$200$500facility $148professional $123

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$602.56
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$63.10

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 11.2 times more in Texas than in South Carolina. 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.

Georgia· 9th of 36

$148

TX $339SC $30.20

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.