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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

Georgia rates for HCPCS 0226U

Checks whether a person's blood contains antibodies able to block SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, from latching onto human cells. It uses a laboratory stand-in for that blocking step rather than simply detecting that antibodies are present.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$42.66$16.98 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$33.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $18 to $68Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $17 to $43
$10$20$50$100facility $43professional $43

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
$33.88
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$46.77

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Wyoming than in Washington, DC. 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.

Georgia· 42nd of 51

$42.66

WY $87.10DC $42.66

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.