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

Minnesota 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75.86 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 3 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$75.86$75.86 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$195 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $186 to $525Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $76 to $98
$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $240professional $76

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$95.50
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$524.81
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$102.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $75.86 · 21st 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.