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Infection Antibody Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 86747

This blood test checks for antibodies the immune system produces in response to a specific infection-causing organism. A positive result generally indicates past or current exposure to that organism, helping a doctor confirm a suspected infection or rule it out. It is usually ordered when someone has symptoms or a history that points toward this particular infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Infection Antibody Test cost?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.02 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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$12.02$11.75 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$37.15 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $13 to $162Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $44
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $68professional $12

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
$11.75
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$43.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $20.89 · 9th of 51
NE $39.81DC $11.22

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.