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Quantitative Measurement Of A Specific Sugar

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 84378

This is a laboratory test that measures the exact amount of a specific simple sugar present in a urine or other body fluid sample, rather than giving only a positive-or-negative result. It is often used when a sugar metabolism or absorption problem is suspected, giving clinicians a precise value to assess severity and track over time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Quantitative Measurement Of A Specific Sugar cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$16.98$11.48 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$30.20 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $16 to $78Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $29
$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $17

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
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$9.12
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.22
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
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Kansas 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· 5th of 51

$18.20

KS $36.31NE $7.59

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.