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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Connecticut 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $501 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 5 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$214$195 to $240
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$324 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $324 to $891Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $191 to $339
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $501professional $214

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
$467.74
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$251.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$870.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$426.58

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 32nd of 51

$269

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.