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U0004

2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r

$519.4M in total Medicare payments across 4 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure U0004 (2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r) received $519.4M in total Medicare payments.

Across 6.4M services, the average Medicare payment was $81.61 per service.

COVID-19 testing saw massive billing spikes in 2020–2022.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2020$178.7M1.8M—
2021$164.3M2.2M-8.1%
2022$153.5M2.1M-6.5%
2023$22.9M311.3K-85.1%

Top Providers for U0004

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Lifescan Labs Of Illinois, LlcClinical LaboratoryIL$2.6M34.8K$73.50
2Cormeum Lab Services LlcClinical LaboratoryLA$1.6M22.2K$73.50
3Northwell Health LaboratoriesClinical LaboratoryNY$954.7K13.0K$73.50
4Professional Healthcare IncClinical LaboratoryIL$942.9K12.8K$73.50
5Meditech Clinical Services, Inc.Clinical LaboratoryIL$809.1K11.0K$73.49
6Medarbor LlcClinical LaboratoryPA$770.5K10.5K$73.50
7Purity Diagnostic LlcClinical LaboratoryNJ$692.7K9.4K$73.50
8Andor LabsClinical LaboratoryNC$636.8K8.7K$73.50
9Delaware Diagnostic Labs, LlcClinical LaboratoryDE$585.6K8.0K$73.50
10Accu Reference Medical Lab, LlcClinical LaboratoryNJ$563.2K7.7K$73.50
11Criterion Chemistries, LlcClinical LaboratoryAL$499.2K6.8K$73.50
12Hannan Lab IncClinical LaboratoryIL$472.2K6.4K$73.50
13Star Lab, IncClinical LaboratoryIL$466.4K6.3K$73.50
14Sl Consulting LlcClinical LaboratoryNV$465.8K6.3K$73.50
15Assure Laboratory IncClinical LaboratorySC$443.4K6.0K$73.50
16Acutis Diagnostics IncClinical LaboratoryNY$424.0K5.8K$73.50
17Marquis Labs, LlcClinical LaboratoryOK$421.7K5.7K$73.50
18Aim Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryMO$416.5K5.7K$73.50
19Brio Clinical IncClinical LaboratoryCA$397.7K5.4K$73.46
20Primex Clinical Laboratories Inc.Clinical LaboratoryCA$384.7K5.2K$73.46
21Doctors General Laboratory CorpClinical LaboratoryIL$349.2K4.8K$73.50
22Q Answer Lab IncClinical LaboratoryNJ$287.8K3.9K$73.50
23Gmi Laboratories LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$283.6K3.9K$73.50
24Unique Medi Tech, LlcClinical LaboratoryCA$267.2K3.6K$73.50
25Gene By Gene LtdClinical LaboratoryTX$247.0K3.4K$73.50

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
IL$5.8M78.3K15$383.5K
CA$2.8M38.1K38$73.6K
NJ$2.3M31.6K20$116.2K
NY$1.8M25.0K16$114.7K
LA$1.6M22.3K2$818.4K
PA$1.2M15.8K11$105.8K
NC$838.0K11.4K3$279.3K
AL$822.2K11.2K7$117.5K
TX$807.5K11.0K20$40.4K
DE$684.1K9.3K3$228.0K
SC$681.9K9.3K5$136.4K
OK$659.6K9.0K7$94.2K
NV$573.4K7.8K4$143.4K
MO$503.1K6.8K4$125.8K
MD$313.4K4.3K8$39.2K
GA$200.1K2.7K9$22.2K
FL$187.9K2.6K17$11.1K
KY$177.4K2.4K4$44.4K
UT$137.6K1.9K2$68.8K
MI$126.6K1.7K7$18.1K
VA$119.1K1.6K6$19.8K
OH$90.0K1.2K5$18.0K
MS$85.3K1.2K2$42.6K
WI$71.6K9742$35.8K
AZ$55.3K7521$55.3K
WA$39.1K56324$1.6K
CT$37.9K5162$19.0K
AR$27.9K3792$13.9K
TN$27.0K3683$9.0K
OR$23.6K3233$7.9K

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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.