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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test Add-On, Within 2 Days

California rates for HCPCS U0005

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, CDC or non-CDC, making use of high throughput technologies, completed within 2 calendar days from date of specimen collection (list separately in addition to either HCPCS code U0003 or U0004) as described by CMS-2020-01-R2

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Test Add-On, Within 2 Days cost?

$87.10

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $87.10 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $100.

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 $100 · 10th to 90th $100 to $100Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $10 to $112
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $100professional $41

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
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$32.36

Where California sits

The same service costs 177.8 times more in New Jersey than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

California $87.10 · 7th of 33
NJ $3,548FL $19.95

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.