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Merkel Cell Virus Capsid Antibody Test

New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $813 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$251$209 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$813$603 to $1,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $813 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,862Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $6 to $617
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $813professional $251

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
$457.09
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 14th 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.