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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 October 2026.

How much does Specific Antibody Or Protein Blood Test cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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$30.20$15.14 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$32.36 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $28 to $234Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200facility $50professional $30

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
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.88
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
$4.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.0 times more in Alaska than in New Jersey. 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· 14th of 51

$30.20

AK $85.11NJ $8.51

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.