$30.2M in total Medicare payments across 4 years
Procedure 0240U (Respiratory infectious agent detection by rna for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (covid-19), influenza a, and influenza b) in upper respiratory specimen, each reported as detected or not detected) received $30.2M in total Medicare payments.
Across 216.4K services, the average Medicare payment was $139.75 per service.
IL leads in spending on this procedure, accounting for 69% of all payments.
AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.
| Year | Payments | Services | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.5K | 193 | — |
| 2021 | $644.1K | 4.5K | +2239.9% |
| 2022 | $1.9M | 13.7K | +196.1% |
| 2023 | $27.7M | 198.0K | +1350.4% |
| # | Provider | Specialty | State | Payments | Services | Avg/Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinai Laboratory Corp | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $12.7M | 91.1K | $139.78 |
| 2 | Fz Medical Group Inc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $8.0M | 57.2K | $139.78 |
| 3 | Gp Diagnostics | Clinical Laboratory | FL | $3.6M | 25.9K | $139.78 |
| 4 | Pacific Medical Labs | Clinical Laboratory | CA | $2.0M | 14.4K | $139.78 |
| 5 | Jeffrey Bahr | Internal Medicine | WI | $191.2K | 1.4K | $136.06 |
| 6 | Goat Mass Swabs Inc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $125.2K | 896 | $139.78 |
| 7 | Cotton O'neil Clinic Revocable Trust | Clinical Laboratory | KS | $62.5K | 447 | $139.78 |
| 8 | A2cl Services, Llc | Clinical Laboratory | WI | $58.4K | 418 | $139.78 |
| 9 | Medical Laboratories Of Eastern Iowa Lc | Clinical Laboratory | IA | $45.1K | 327 | $138.01 |
| 10 | United Eg Llc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $35.9K | 257 | $139.78 |
| 11 | Mark Rodacker | Pathology | ND | $29.9K | 215 | $139.00 |
| 12 | George Guariglia | Family Practice | NJ | $21.2K | 152 | $139.78 |
| 13 | Francis Mohan | Family Practice | PA | $19.3K | 140 | $137.78 |
| 14 | Ylab180 Inc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $17.9K | 128 | $139.78 |
| 15 | Optima Medical Center Inc | Clinical Laboratory | IL | $17.2K | 123 | $139.78 |
| 16 | Dustin Allen | Physician Assistant | VA | $16.7K | 120 | $138.75 |
| 17 | James Gast | Family Practice | WI | $14.4K | 103 | $139.78 |
| 18 | Avera Mckennan | Clinical Laboratory | SD | $13.6K | 97 | $139.78 |
| 19 | Ernest Buchanan | Family Practice | TN | $13.3K | 97 | $137.14 |
| 20 | Hamad Ahmad | Family Practice | TN | $12.0K | 87 | $138.17 |
| 21 | Sanford Medical Center | Clinical Laboratory | SD | $11.6K | 83 | $139.78 |
| 22 | Jane Gotcher | Family Practice | TN | $10.4K | 75 | $138.37 |
| 23 | Justin Packer | Physician Assistant | NC | $10.3K | 74 | $139.78 |
| 24 | Laurie Giacoletto | Physician Assistant | AZ | $9.9K | 71 | $139.78 |
| 25 | Trevor Jones | Nurse Practitioner | AZ | $9.8K | 70 | $139.78 |
| State | Payments | Services | Providers | Avg/Provider |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL | $20.9M | 149.7K | 7 | $3.0M |
| FL | $3.7M | 26.2K | 14 | $261.1K |
| CA | $2.0M | 14.5K | 5 | $404.9K |
| WI | $273.6K | 2.0K | 6 | $45.6K |
| IA | $90.9K | 656 | 11 | $8.3K |
| KS | $81.8K | 585 | 10 | $8.2K |
| SD | $77.9K | 558 | 15 | $5.2K |
| OK | $76.9K | 557 | 16 | $4.8K |
| AR | $69.8K | 502 | 17 | $4.1K |
| TN | $50.4K | 364 | 7 | $7.2K |
| NC | $45.4K | 326 | 12 | $3.8K |
| ND | $43.0K | 309 | 7 | $6.1K |
| VA | $37.8K | 271 | 5 | $7.6K |
| MN | $34.9K | 250 | 15 | $2.3K |
| AZ | $31.6K | 226 | 4 | $7.9K |
| NJ | $27.8K | 199 | 2 | $13.9K |
| MI | $22.5K | 161 | 6 | $3.8K |
| PA | $22.4K | 162 | 3 | $7.5K |
| OH | $18.6K | 135 | 6 | $3.1K |
| WA | $14.4K | 104 | 6 | $2.4K |
| TX | $10.8K | 77 | 2 | $5.4K |
| CO | $7.1K | 51 | 1 | $7.1K |
| MD | $5.3K | 38 | 2 | $2.7K |
| AL | $3.9K | 33 | 1 | $3.9K |
| NE | $2.8K | 20 | 1 | $2.8K |
| MO | $2.4K | 17 | 1 | $2.4K |
| NM | $2.0K | 14 | 1 | $2.0K |
| AK | $1.5K | 11 | 1 | $1.5K |
Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)
Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.