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Rapid Panel For Gram Negative Bacterial Infection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0142U

Identifies the organism causing a suspected bacterial infection so that the right antibiotic can be started quickly. Genetic material from 23 targets is looked for — gram-negative bacteria, Candida yeasts, and one general marker for gram-positive organisms — and six antibiotic-resistance genes are reported in addition to those targets, giving 29 separate results.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Panel For Gram Negative Bacterial Infection cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $389 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$126$123 to $135
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$158 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $120 to $741Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $78 to $158
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $126

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
$288.40
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$208.93
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$158.49

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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· 33rd of 51

$129

AK $355DE $83.18

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.