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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 July 2026.

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

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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$12.88$12.59 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$51.29 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $15 to $141Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $47
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $91professional $13

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
$22.39
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$19.50

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in West Virginia 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· 4th of 51

$45.71

WV $129DE $13.49

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.