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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Kentucky 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?

$257

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $257 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $339 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 6 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$6.76 to $263
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$339$263 to $776

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $4,898Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $6 to $355
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $339professional $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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$323.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$41,686.94
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
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
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 42nd of 51

$257

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.