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Cultured Skin Cell Test Related To Alzheimer Disease

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0206U

A laboratory test related to Alzheimer disease that is performed on a patient's skin cells after they have been grown in the laboratory. Two things are examined: how much the cells clump together, and the level of a protein called protein kinase C-epsilon, measured with an antibody-based method. The findings are reported as a present-or-absent result rather than as a numeric score.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cultured Skin Cell Test Related To Alzheimer Disease cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,660 to $1,905.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,905 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $2,951Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,042
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,905professional $1,738

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$6,606.93
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in Wisconsin than in Kentucky. 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· 23rd of 51

$1,738

WI $3,548KY $339

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.