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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 84203

A screening test on red blood cells for protoporphyrin, a building block that piles up when the body cannot complete the final step of making hemoglobin. Raised levels point towards iron deficiency or lead exposure. It gives a screening answer rather than a precise measurement.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$12.02$9.77 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$19.05 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $51Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $26professional $12

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
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.76
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.75
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$11.75
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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.51
Typical High
$1.55

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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· 10th of 51

$12.88

KS $24.55NJ $6.76

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.