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Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87797

A laboratory test that searches a patient sample for the genetic material of an infecting organism that has no standard named test of its own. A probe binds directly to the organism's genetic material, without a copying step first to boost the amount present. Each organism looked for is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Genetic Detection Of An Unusual Infection cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.44 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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$23.44$23.44 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$23.44 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $21 to $105Professionalmedian $23 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $46professional $23

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
$20.89
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.1 times more in Alaska than in Delaware. 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· 46th of 51

$23.99

AK $67.61DE $21.88

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.