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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Mississippi 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?

$372

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $372 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 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$347$245 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$324 to $575

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $288 to $575Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $214 to $661
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $490professional $347

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
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$245.47
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$616.60

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 11th of 51

$372

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.