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Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87800

A laboratory test on a single sample that searches for the genetic material of several different infecting organisms at once, reporting which of them are present. Testing for a group together avoids running separate tests one at a time when several causes are possible.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Multi-Organism Genetic Detection Test cost?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.88 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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$33.88$26.30 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$38.02 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $25 to $107Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $11 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $34

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
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$53.70
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$52.48
3 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
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$40.74

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Florida. 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· 35th of 51

$38.90

AK $97.72FL $28.18

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.