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HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 86703

This blood test checks for antibodies to both HIV-1 and HIV-2, the two types of the virus that causes AIDS, using a single combined test. It is commonly used for HIV screening because it can detect either type without needing two separate tests. A positive result is typically followed by additional confirmatory testing.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does HIV-1 and HIV-2 Antibody Test, Combined cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $18.20 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$18.20$13.80 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$47.86 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $22 to $155Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $18

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
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.60
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.05
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
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.19

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 5th of 51

$22.39

AK $30.90MD $10.23

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.