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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $45.71 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$42.66 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$42.66 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $43 to $200Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $25 to $43
$20$50$100$200facility $46professional $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
$48.98
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$43.65
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th 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.