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Pancreatic Cancer Blood Protein Panel

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0342U

Helps work out whether a person has pancreatic cancer. Nine proteins in a blood serum sample, including C5, cystatin C, factor B, osteoprotegerin, gelsolin, IGFBP3, CA125 and CA19-9, are measured and the pattern is reported as a classification. The test relies on proteins only and involves no DNA or RNA analysis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pancreatic Cancer Blood Protein Panel cost?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $1,023 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$891$692 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,023$741 to $1,862

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $676 to $5,370Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $490 to $977
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $891

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,288.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$144.54

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 31.6 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 17th of 51

$891

AK $1,995AL $63.10

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.