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Lyme Disease Bacterium Genetic Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87477

A laboratory test that looks for the genetic material of Borrelia burgdorferi, the tick-borne bacterium that causes Lyme disease, in a sample taken from the body. Finding its genetic material points to the organism itself being present.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lyme Disease Bacterium Genetic Test cost?

$41.69

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $70.79.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $30 to $89Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $85
$50$100facility $65professional $30

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Massachusetts than in Virginia. 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· 45th of 50

$41.69

MA $204VA $38.90

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.