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Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 82104

Identifies which forms of the protein alpha-1-antitrypsin a person carries, by separating out the protein variants present in a blood sample. It examines the protein itself rather than the gene that makes it. It is used when a low total level of this protein suggests an inherited deficiency, which can lead to early lung disease and to liver problems.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Protein Typing cost?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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$11.48$11.22 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$35.48 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $12 to $151Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $11 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $65professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Tennessee. 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· 3rd of 51

$35.48

NE $38.90TN $12.30

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.