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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

New York 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $195 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 9 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$195$5.89 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$324 to $759

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $263 to $891Professionalmedian $195 · 10th to 90th $6 to $457
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $575professional $195

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
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$302.00
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$478.63
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,230.27
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$616.60
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$575.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$457.09
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$371.54
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$776.25

Where New York 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 York· 37th of 51

$263

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.