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Plasminogen Blood Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 85420

Measures the activity of plasminogen in a blood sample. Plasminogen is a protein the body converts into the enzyme that breaks down blood clots once they are no longer needed. Low activity is investigated when clots form too readily or when a rare inherited deficiency is suspected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Plasminogen Blood Test cost?

$6.92

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$6.46$3.98 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$13.49 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $39Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $18professional $6

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
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.25
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$38.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$8.32
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$7.76
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
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.02
Median
$1.02
Typical High
$1.05

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 20th of 51

$6.92

AK $14.79MD $4.90

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.