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

Massachusetts 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $339 to $339.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $93 to $339
$100$200professional $339

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 3rd of 36

$339

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.