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GlycA Inflammation Marker Measurement

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0024U

Measures GlycA, a marker in blood that reflects the overall level of inflammation in the body. The measurement is made using magnetic resonance and reported as a numeric level for this single marker.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does GlycA Inflammation Marker Measurement cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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$26.92$26.92 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$26.92 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $27 to $162Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $27 to $30
$20$50$100$200facility $85professional $27

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
$26.92
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$40.74

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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.

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$27.54

AK $60.26VT $10.47

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.