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Viral Neutralization Antibody Test

North Carolina 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 October 2026.

How much does Viral Neutralization Antibody Test cost?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$11.48 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$13.49 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $78Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.95
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$13.49

AK $38.02NE $12.02

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.