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JC Virus Antibody Blood Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 86711

A blood test that looks for antibodies to the JC virus, a very common virus that most people carry harmlessly. In someone whose immune system is suppressed that virus can cause a rare and serious brain infection, so knowing whether a person has been exposed to it matters. It is often checked before and during treatment with certain immune-suppressing medicines.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does JC Virus Antibody Blood Test cost?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$13.49$13.18 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$30.90 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $13 to $155Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $51professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in South Dakota 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· 34th of 51

$16.98

SD $28.84MD $12.59

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.