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Merkel Cell Virus Capsid Antibody Test

Kansas 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?

$282

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $282 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $525 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 5 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$282$240 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$324 to $708

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $224 to $759Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $214 to $331
$200$500$1Kfacility $525professional $282

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
$346.74
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$562.34
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$524.81

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 30th of 51

$282

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.