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

Massachusetts 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 October 2026.

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

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $112 to $112.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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

Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $31 to $112

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	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
AllWays Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $112.20 Median $112.20 Typical High $112.20	Professional	None	$112.20	$112.20	$112.20
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $25.12 Median $25.12 Typical High $30.90	Professional	None	$25.12	$25.12	$30.90
Mass General Brigham Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $112.20 Median $112.20 Typical High $112.20	Professional	None	$112.20	$112.20	$112.20

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in Georgia than in Utah. 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.

Massachusetts· 5th of 36

$112

GA $123UT $10.47

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.