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

Georgia 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?

$158

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $40.74 to $158.

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 $158 · 10th to 90th $38 to $174Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $26 to $195
$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $158professional $30

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
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$194.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $158 · 2nd 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.