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Merkel Cell Virus Capsid Antibody Test

Hawaii 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?

$562

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $562 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $724.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $316 · 10th to 90th $269 to $389Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $389 to $794
$500$1Kfacility $316professional $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
$269.15
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$389.05
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$389.05
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$794.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$630.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 1st of 51

$562

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.