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Merkel Cell Virus Oncoprotein Antibody Level

Texas 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?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $214 from a physician practice, and about $427 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$214$195 to $245
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$427$288 to $741

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $427 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,514Professionalmedian $214 · 10th to 90th $174 to $331
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $427professional $214

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
$199.53
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$537.03
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$489.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$912.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$331.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$436.52

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 34th of 51

$269

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.