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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $42.66.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $18 to $32Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $19 to $43
$20$50facility $29professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$63.10

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 39th 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.