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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...lls/4949078002/
How much does a coronavirus test cost? Fact check of COVID-19 medical bills finds that online rumor of a $3,000 charge is false
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According to the Herald, Osmel Martinez Azcue went to China for work and returned to Miami in January with “flu-like symptoms.” He went to Jackson Memorial Hospital, worried that he might have contracted the new coronavirus, called COVID-19. The initial cost for his visit was $3,270, billed to his insurance company.
That total included an emergency room visit and testing for 22 upper respiratory pathogens, according to Lidia Amoretti, a spokeswoman for the hospital who answered questions from FactCheck.org by email. Azcue tested positive for the flu, and after hospital workers consulted with the Florida Department of Health, he was not tested for COVID-19.
Jill Montag, a spokeswoman for the New York State Department of Health, told FactCheck.org by email that the state pays for testing. According to America’s Health Insurance Plans, a trade association, the CDC isn’t charging patients. That could change. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created a billing code for COVID-19 testing, and other labs could get emergency authorization from the FDA for testing.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/06/pri...t-concerns.html
Private labs start testing for coronavirus, prompting concerns about cost and insurance co-pays
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While the CDC tests were free, the new commercial ones won’t be, resulting in bills for health insurance plans, along with higher medical costs as the virus spreads and people seek treatment.
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