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Protein S Level Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 85305

This blood test measures the total amount of a natural protein the body uses to help regulate blood clotting. It is used to help investigate an unexplained blood clot or a family history of clotting problems.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Protein S Level Test cost?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$9.33$9.12 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$24.55 to $178

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $9 to $240Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $56professional $9

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
$9.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.22

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Pennsylvania than in Tennessee. 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· 2nd of 51

$23.44

PA $27.54TN $9.33

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.