(CNN) Democratic Rep. Katie Porter successfully pressed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief during a congressional hearing on Thursday to agree that the agency will pay for testing for the novel coronavirus . Many insurers have said they will pick up the cost of coronavirus testing for some policyholders, but not the treatment -- and a test or treatment that is covered is not necessarily free. I did the math: a full battery of coronavirus testing costs at minimum $1,331. The cost of coronavirus testing became more of an issue last week when the test kits started becoming available in commercial and hospital labs. It is unclear whether Redfield was committing to pay only for the coronavirus test itself or also for visits to the emergency room or doctor's office and for other tests.

Source: CNN March 12, 2020 22:41 UTC