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

Minnesota 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.12 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$25.12	$25.12 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$81.28	$64.57 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $63 to $178Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $25 to $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. 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
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $60.26 Median $81.28 Typical High $223.87	Facility	Global	$60.26	$81.28	$223.87
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $25.12 Median $29.51 Typical High $31.62	Professional	Global	$25.12	$29.51	$31.62
Health Partners Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $63.10 Median $89.13 Typical High $177.83	Facility	Global	$63.10	$89.13	$177.83
Health Partners Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $25.12 Median $25.12 Typical High $33.88	Professional	Global	$25.12	$25.12	$33.88
Medica Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $33.88 Median $33.88 Typical High $89.13	Facility	Global	$33.88	$33.88	$89.13
Medica Setting Professional Modifier Global Typical Low $74.13 Median $74.13 Typical High $74.13	Professional	Global	$74.13	$74.13	$74.13

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $25.12 · 25th 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.