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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Massachusetts 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $324 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 8 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$324$263 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$324 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $324 to $955Professionalmedian $324 · 10th to 90th $195 to $550
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $468professional $324

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
$251.19
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$269.15
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,621.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,772.37
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$645.65
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$741.31

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 18th of 51

$324

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.