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Sialic Acid Measurement

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 84275

A laboratory test that measures sialic acid, a sugar-like molecule that coats the surface of cells and circulates attached to proteins in body fluids. It is measured in specialized work-ups, including when a rare inherited disorder of sialic acid handling is being considered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sialic Acid Measurement cost?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$10.47$10.47 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$13.49 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $10 to $170Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $10

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
$10.47
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 49th of 51

$10.72

SD $26.30DC $10.00

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.