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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

New Mexico 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?

$288

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $288 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 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$240$240 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$490$324 to $977

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $490 · 10th to 90th $214 to $56,234Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $151 to $389
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $490professional $240

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,071.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$81,283.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$194.98

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 28th of 51

$288

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.