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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 October 2026.

How much does JC Virus Antibody Blood Test cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $105 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$23.99$16.98 to $33.11
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$64.57 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $22 to $195Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $10 to $33
$10$20$50$100$200facility $105professional $24

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
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$199.53
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
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
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.69

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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· 9th of 51

$23.99

AK $38.02GA $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.