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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Illinois 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?

$316

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $490 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$263$240 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$331 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $263 to $813Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $195 to $562
$200$500$1Kfacility $490professional $263

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
$263.03
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$602.56
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 22nd of 51

$316

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.