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Viral Neutralization Antibody Test

Iowa 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 7 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$19.50$12.88 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$16.98 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $17 to $102Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $112
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $39professional $19

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
$12.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$40.74
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$40.74
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Pennsylvania than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $25.70 · 9th of 51
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.