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Antigen Test For A Specific Infection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87301

A laboratory test that detects an infectious organism directly in a sample, using antibodies that latch onto part of the organism itself. Because it looks for the organism rather than the body's response to it, a positive result points to infection at the time the sample was taken.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Antigen Test For A Specific Infection cost?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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$9.33$9.33 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$16.60 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $9 to $76Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $37professional $9

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
$9.33
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $10.47 · 42nd of 51
SD $22.91DC $8.91

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.