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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

Iowa 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 Iowa, 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 $83.18 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 7 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$42.66 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$42.66 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $43 to $170Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $23 to $93
$20$50$100$200facility $83professional $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
$42.66
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$102.33
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$75.86
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$97.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$83.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 26th 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.