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Free Estradiol Blood Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 82681

Measures the portion of estradiol, a main form of the hormone estrogen, that circulates unattached to carrier proteins in the blood. Only this unbound fraction is available to act on tissues, so it can give a clearer picture than a total measurement when carrier protein levels are unusual. It is a standard blood draw from a vein.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Free Estradiol Blood Test cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$28.18$28.18 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$25.12 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $22 to $170Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71
$20$50$100facility $52professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$31.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
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
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$4.47

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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· 22nd of 51

$28.18

AK $63.10NE $16.60

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.