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Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 86053

A laboratory blood test that detects a specific antibody or protein marker in the blood, commonly used to help evaluate an infection, autoimmune condition, or allergic reaction. It is one component of a broader diagnostic blood workup. Results are interpreted by a clinician alongside symptoms and other findings.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $29.51 from a physician practice, and about $155 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$29.51$9.55 to $29.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$155$52.48 to $234

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $155 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,096Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $155professional $30

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
$48.98
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.88

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.8 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 9th of 51

$39.81

AK $85.11FL $8.71

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.