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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 8 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$29.51$18.20 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$42.66 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $43 to $117Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $59
$20$50$100$200facility $58professional $30

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
$63.10
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$46.77
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$48.98
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$204.17
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$234.42
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$52.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$44.67

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 23rd 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.