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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 October 2026.

How much does Infection Antibody Test cost?

$36.31

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $36.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$20.89$15.14 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$47.86 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $22 to $191Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $21

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
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$194.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
3 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
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$2.40
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
90 · Outside lab
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Kansas 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· 3rd of 51

$36.31

KS $47.86MD $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.