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Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87271

A laboratory test in which a sample is treated with antibodies carrying a fluorescent dye that stick to cytomegalovirus proteins, and is then examined under a special microscope where any infected cells glow. It shows whether the virus is present in that sample.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Cytomegalovirus Fluorescent Antibody Test cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$16.60$13.49 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$16.60 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $10 to $81Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
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
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.09
Typical High
$2.14

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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· 12th of 51

$16.60

KS $38.02NJ $9.33

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.