HIV test (4th generation) cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation): from $70.00 to $189.57, with a median of $189.57. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $119.57 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $116.00 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 cities for code 87389, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 HIV 1/2 Ab + p24 Ag, Ql | $70.00 | $70.00 | $12.60–$50.89 | — | — source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC | $130.00 | $130.00 | $24.08–$46.72 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique (eg, enzyme immunoassay ºEIA», enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay ºELISA», fluorescence immunoassay ºFIA», immunochemiluminometric assay ºIMC Other Outpatient | $130.00 | $130.00 | $26.01 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC HIV-1AG HIV-1/2AB SINGLE | $130.00 | $130.00 | $23.40–$123.50 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $189.57 | $267.00 | $24.08–$213.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $189.57 | $267.00 | $24.08–$213.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC HIV PANEL | $189.57 | $267.00 | $24.08–$213.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC HIV PANEL | $189.57 | $267.00 | $24.08–$213.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC HC IAAD IA HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 ANTBDY SINGLE | $189.57 | $267.00 | $24.08–$213.60 | 29% | — source file |
| McLeod Health E Little River, SC HC HIV PANEL | $189.57 | $267.00 | $24.08–$213.60 | 29% | — source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 .HIV 1/2 Antibody Diff | $682.00 | $682.00 | $122.76–$495.81 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $70.00, median $189.57, highest $189.57 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $189.57. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This lab test checks blood for the HIV-1 p24 antigen and for antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 at the same time. Because it detects the antigen, it can find an infection earlier than antibody-only tests and is the standard first test for HIV screening.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the screening test only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and a positive result needs a follow-up confirmation test with its own charge.