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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 October 2026.

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

$117

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $117 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $102 to $200.

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 $200 · 10th to 90th $102 to $331Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $76 to $195
$100$200facility $200professional $100

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$346.74

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Colorado 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· 14th of 36

$117

CO $490SC $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.