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Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 84512

Checks a blood sample for troponin, a protein that leaks out of heart muscle when it is injured. This version reports simply whether troponin is present above a set level, rather than giving an exact number. A positive result signals heart muscle damage and prompts further assessment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Troponin Test, Positive Or Negative Result cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$14.13$10.00 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $14

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
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$12.02
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
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$4.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$1.62

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Kansas than in Kentucky. 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· 3rd of 51

$19.05

KS $34.67KY $6.46

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.