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Viral Neutralization Antibody Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 86382

This laboratory test checks whether antibodies in a blood sample can block, or neutralize, the ability of a specific virus to infect cells. The sample is tested at several dilutions to see how strong the neutralizing effect is. It helps assess immunity or past exposure to a specific viral infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Viral Neutralization Antibody Test cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$12.59$12.59 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$12.59 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $13 to $182Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $59
$10$20$50$100facility $62professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$131.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$28.84

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Pennsylvania than in Maryland. 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$12.59

PA $36.31MD $12.59

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.