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

Wisconsin 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?

$51.29

Typical negotiated rate. In Wisconsin, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $51.29 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 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$45.71$31.62 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$67.61 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $60 to $112Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $25 to $65
$50.0$100.0facility $71professional $46

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Quartz
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Quartz
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20

Where Wisconsin 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.

Wisconsin $51.29 · 11th 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.