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

Iowa rates for HCPCS U0004

2019-nCoV coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV (COVID-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-CDC, 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) Test, Non-CDC, High Throughput cost?

$117

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $93.33 to $257.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $245 · 10th to 90th $117 to $331Professionalmedian $93 · 10th to 90th $76 to $100
$100$200facility $245professional $93

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$194.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 97.7 times more in New Jersey 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.

Iowa· 10th of 33

$117

NJ $2,951SC $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.