Yes they bill the insurance $1,944. But the insurance isn't going to pay that. Most of the insurance companies have capped COVID testing at $100. That is what they will cover because that is what the CARE Act requires them to cover. So that person probably got a bill for $1,844 from their insurance because the insurance probably paid $100.
> she was “shocked” to see a drive-through coronavirus testing site bill her insurance $1,944