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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

New York 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 9 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 $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$42.66 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $43 to $117Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $17 to $50
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $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
$72.44
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$44.67
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$117.49
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$81.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$48.98
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98

Where New York 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.

New York· 9th of 51

$44.67

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.