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COVID-19 Neutralizing Antibody Test

West Virginia 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 West Virginia, 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 $52.48 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 4 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$52.48$42.66 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $43 to $63Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $19 to $43
$20$50$100$200facility $52professional $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
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$44.67

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 24th 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.