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

Pennsylvania 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19.95 to $25.12.

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 $25 · 10th to 90th $25 to $51Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $26
$20$50facility $25professional $25

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
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.92
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$52.48
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 23rd of 36

$25.12

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.