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Merkel Cell Virus Capsid Antibody Test

Nevada 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?

$263

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $263 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $257 from a physician practice, and about $501 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$257$240 to $302
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$501$269 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $501 · 10th to 90th $251 to $1,738Professionalmedian $257 · 10th to 90th $195 to $372
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $501professional $257

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
$251.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$371.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$776.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$467.74
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$524.81
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$354.81

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 33rd of 51

$263

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.