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Actinomyces Antibody Blood Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 86602

A blood test that looks for antibodies the immune system makes against Actinomyces, a bacterium that normally lives harmlessly in the mouth and gut but can cause a slow, spreading infection in the jaw, neck, chest, or abdomen. A positive result supports that diagnosis alongside imaging and cultures.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Actinomyces Antibody Blood Test cost?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$7.94$7.94 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$14.13 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $8 to $89Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $8 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $8

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
$7.94
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.13

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Hawaii than in Washington, DC. 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

$8.91

HI $18.20DC $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.