COVID-19 coronavirus test, non-CDC assay at Samaritan Hospital

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Original text from hospital filings

HC Sars-Cov-2/Covid-19 Any Technique Multiple Types/Subtypes All Targets

Troy, NY

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Samaritan Hospital’s median price of $188 is 250% above the median hospital's median price ($54), higher than 97% of the 1,740 hospitals reporting HCPCS U0002. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting HCPCS U0002 at Samaritan Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 28 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare medicaid harp chip facility · fee schedule · both	$32	$32	—	—	—	$32 – $32
2	Anthem empire medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
3	Excellus empire medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$33	$33	—	—	—	$33 – $33
4	Anthem empire medicaid essential 1 2 3 4 facility · fee schedule · both	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
5	Excellus empire medicaid essential 1 2 3 4 facility · fee schedule · both	$69	$69	—	—	—	$69 – $69
6	Cigna cigna facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$90	$90	—	—	—	$90 – $90
7	UnitedHealthcare uhc essential plan medicaid facility · fee schedule · both	$108	$108	—	—	—	$108 – $108
8	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · other · both	$128	$128	—	—	—	$128 – $128
9	Anthem empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · fee schedule · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
10	Blue Cross Blue Shield empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · fee schedule · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
11	UnitedHealthcare empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · fee schedule · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
12	Wellmark empire bcbs hmo epo ppo indemnity facility · fee schedule · both	$133	$133	—	—	—	$133 – $133
13	First Health first health facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$159	$159	—	—	—	$159 – $159
14	MultiPlan beech street facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$179	$179	—	—	—	$179 – $179
15	MultiPlan multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$179	$179	—	—	—	$179 – $179
16	Phcs multiplan facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$179	$179	—	—	—	$179 – $179
17	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
18	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
19	Highmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
20	Wellmark blue shield of ne new york hmo facility · fee schedule · both	$188	$188	—	—	—	$188 – $188
21	UnitedHealthcare united healthcare facility · percent of total billed charges · bothfrom % of charges	$199	$199	—	—	—	$199 – $199
22	Blue Cross Blue Shield blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
23	Carefirst blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
24	Excellus blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235
25	Highmark blue shield of ne new york ppo facility · fee schedule · both	$235	$235	—	—	—	$235 – $235

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Last updated: Mar 31, 2026

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