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Merkel Cell Virus Capsid Antibody Test

Missouri 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?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $282 from a physician practice, and about $417 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$214 to $372
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$417$324 to $562

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $417 · 10th to 90th $316 to $741Professionalmedian $282 · 10th to 90th $6 to $537
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $417professional $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
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$1,122.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,548.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$407.38

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 17th of 51

$324

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.