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Eosinophilic Esophagitis Protein Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0095U

Helps work out whether a person's swallowing trouble is caused by eosinophilic esophagitis, an allergic inflammation of the food pipe. It measures two proteins released by inflammatory cells in the esophagus, eotaxin-3 and major basic protein, in a sample collected with a swallowed string device, and reports the likelihood that the condition is present.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Eosinophilic Esophagitis Protein Test cost?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $776 from a physician practice, and about $933 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$776$759 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$933$676 to $1,622

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $933 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,571Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $389 to $933
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $933professional $776

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
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$4,786.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$933.25
3 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. 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· 18th of 51

$776

AK $1,445NM $324

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.