Out-of-network providers charge more for COVID-19 tests

Out-of-network providers charge more for COVID-19 tests

AHIP urged lawmakers to set a "reasonable market-based pricing benchmark" for out-of-network COVID-19 tests after survey data from its 22 members showed price gouging for such tests has worsened since a July poll. While a COVID-19 test costs $130 on average in the commercial market, out-of-network tests cost more than $185 and "between 9% and 16% of out-of-network test claims charged more than $390 (three times the average cost)," according to an AHIP report.

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