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Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 86052

This is a laboratory blood test that measures a specific antibody in the blood using an immunoassay method, a lab-based technique that detects tiny amounts of a target substance through a targeted chemical reaction. Results help a doctor confirm a diagnosis or monitor an immune-related or infectious condition.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Blood Antibody Test, Immunoassay cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.14 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$15.14$12.02 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$10.96 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $9 to $74Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50facility $23professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$14.79
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$14.45
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
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$4.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$1.86
Typical High
$1.95

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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· 10th of 51

$15.14

AK $26.92WV $7.24

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.