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

Texas 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?

$105

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $105 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $78 to $200Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $79 to $339
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $100professional $339

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$95.50
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$199.53
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 13th of 33

$105

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.