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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

Missouri 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 Missouri, 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 $63.10 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$42.66$24.55 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$42.66 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $43 to $98Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $17 to $66
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $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
$70.79
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$218.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$51.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 45th 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.