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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 July 2026.

How much does Viral Neutralization Antibody Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 6 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$14.45$13.49 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$14.79 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $100Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $49
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $14

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
$13.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.70
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 40th of 51

$15.85

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.