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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 July 2026.

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

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$31.62$26.30 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$100 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $25 to $112
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $100professional $32

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
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$31.62
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $100 · 5th 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.