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Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87283

A laboratory test that looks directly for the measles (rubeola) virus in a specimen taken from a patient, such as a swab. Antibodies tagged with a fluorescent dye attach to the virus if it is present, and the laboratory sees them glow under a special microscope. Because it detects the virus itself, it points to an active infection.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Measles Antigen Test by Immunofluorescence cost?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$30.20$15.85 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$31.62 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $32 to $123Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $16 to $60
$10$20$50$100$200facility $55professional $30

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$371.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$51.29
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
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.77

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 40th of 51

$31.62

AK $138KY $15.14

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.