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Antigen Test For A Specific Infection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87380

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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$14.79$14.45 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$24.55 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $14 to $91Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $52
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $45professional $15

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
$14.13
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $18.20 · 29th of 51
SD $33.88MD $13.80

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.