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Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87899

A rapid laboratory test that looks for material from an infecting organism in a sample and is read by direct observation. It is used when the organism being sought has no standard named test of its own, so the laboratory reports it under a general heading.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Rapid Infection Test, Organism Not Listed cost?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$16.60$12.59 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.98 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $17

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50
2 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
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.57

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 20th of 51

$16.60

AK $36.31AL $10.47

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.