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Specialized Clotting Test for Antiphospholipid Antibodies

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 85597

This is a specialized blood clotting test used to help confirm the presence of a lupus anticoagulant, an antibody that interferes with normal blood clotting tests and is linked to an increased risk of abnormal blood clots. It is typically ordered as part of a broader workup when this kind of antibody is suspected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Specialized Clotting Test for Antiphospholipid Antibodies cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$12.02$5.13 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$14.45 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $132Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $4 to $18
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $12

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
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$147.91
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$21.38
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
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$2.88

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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· 43rd of 51

$14.13

KS $46.77AL $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.