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Hepatitis C Genetic Type Analysis

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 87902

This laboratory test determines the specific genetic type, or genotype, of the hepatitis C virus present in a person's blood. Different genotypes of this virus can respond differently to antiviral medications, so identifying the genotype helps guide the choice and expected length of treatment. It is typically ordered once hepatitis C infection has already been confirmed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Hepatitis C Genetic Type Analysis cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $204 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 6 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$204$200 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$324 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $200 to $1,230Professionalmedian $204 · 10th to 90th $186 to $741
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $832professional $204

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
$186.21
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$741.31
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,698.24
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$575.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$309.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$363.08

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in Alaska than in Vermont. 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· 27th of 51

$269

AK $575VT $145

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.