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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 July 2026.

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

$200

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $200 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $95.50 from a physician practice, and about $200 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 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$95.50$79.43 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$200$200 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $200 · 10th to 90th $45 to $200Professionalmedian $95 · 10th to 90th $76 to $339
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $200professional $95

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. 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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 117.5 times more in New Jersey than in South Carolina. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $200 · 2nd of 33
NJ $3,548SC $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.