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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Louisiana 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?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $380 from a physician practice, and about $447 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$380$339 to $417
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$447$380 to $832

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $447 · 10th to 90th $331 to $1,175Professionalmedian $380 · 10th to 90th $195 to $537
$200$500$1Kfacility $447professional $380

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
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$501.19

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 9th of 51

$398

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.