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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Alabama rates for HCPCS 0058U

Used in Merkel cell carcinoma, a skin cancer linked to Merkel cell polyomavirus, to track the antibody response to the virus's small T antigen — a cancer-related viral protein. The result is reported as a measured amount, so it can be followed over time.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $263 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$251$214 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$51.29 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $45 to $372Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $195 to $372
$50$100$200$500facility $263professional $251

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$371.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$354.81

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Oklahoma. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 45th of 51

$251

AK $724OK $151

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.