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General Quantitative Blood Marker Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 83520

This laboratory test measures the amount of a specific substance in a blood or fluid sample using an antibody-based technique. It is a flexible test method labs use to measure hormones, proteins, or other markers not covered by a more specific standard test, as part of diagnosis or monitoring.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does General Quantitative Blood Marker Test cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $102 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$13.80$13.49 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$102$44.67 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $21 to $813Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $50
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $102professional $14

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
$21.38
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$190.55
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.8 times more in South Dakota than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $54.95 · 4th of 51
SD $83.18VT $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.