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Merkel Cell Virus Capsid Antibody Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 0059U

Used in connection with Merkel cell carcinoma, a skin cancer linked to Merkel cell polyomavirus. It looks in blood serum for the antibody response to the virus's VP1 capsid protein — the coat around the virus — and reports simply whether it is present.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Merkel Cell Virus Capsid Antibody Test cost?

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $275 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 6 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$724$537 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$275$224 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $170 to $1,445Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,072
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $275professional $724

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
$812.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$575.44
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,288.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$977.24

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Georgia. 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.

Alaska· 7th of 51

$389

HI $562GA $214

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.