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Specialized Protein Pattern Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 86335

This laboratory test separates and analyzes different proteins in a body fluid sample, such as urine or cerebrospinal fluid, using an electrical field and a specialized electrophoresis technique to produce a detailed pattern showing the types and relative amounts of specific proteins present. It is a more advanced technique than a basic protein separation test and is used to investigate certain immune or protein-related conditions.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Specialized Protein Pattern Test cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$40.74$29.51 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$37.15 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $26 to $182Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $23 to $56
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $41

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
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$213.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$40.74
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
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$4.68

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in Alaska 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· 10th of 51

$40.74

AK $66.07AL $15.14

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.