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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Pennsylvania 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $263 from a physician practice, and about $676 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$263$214 to $275
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$389 to $813

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $275 to $1,148Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $195 to $355
$200$500$1Kfacility $676professional $263

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
$275.42
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$302.00
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$77,624.71
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$457.09
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$954.99
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$794.33
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 30th of 51

$275

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.