NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $1,366.00 to $2,277.60, with a median of $1,807.66. The lowest price is at Lexington Medical Center (West Columbia). The highest price is 1.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,807.66, is 73% above the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- South Carolina ranks 36th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 81420. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,366.00Lexington Medical Center
Median$1,807.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,277.60in South Carolina
Lowest saves$441.66vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Medical Center lowest West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Fetal Chrom Aneuploidy | $1,366.00 | $1,366.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy | $1,366.20 | $2,277.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy | $1,366.20 | $2,277.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Fetal chromosomal aneuploidy (eg, trisomy 21, monosomy X) genomic sequence analysis panel, circulating cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood, must include analysis of chromosomes 13, 18, and 21 | $1,580.00 | $1,580.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy | $1,593.90 | $2,277.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC QNATAL ADVANCED | $1,654.20 | $2,757.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,807.66 | $2,546.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,807.66 | $2,546.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,807.66 | $2,546.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,807.66 | $2,546.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,807.66 | $2,546.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,807.66 | $2,546.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALYS | $1,807.66 | $2,546.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC QNatal Advanced-(92777) | $2,015.00 | $2,015.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Fetal chromosomal aneuploidy (eg, trisomy 21, monosomy X) genomic sequence analysis panel, circulating cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood, must include analysis of chromosomes 13, 18, and 21 | $2,189.00 | $2,189.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC FETAL ANEPLOIDY 131821 | $2,189.00 | $2,189.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC So Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy | $2,277.60 | $3,796.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC So Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy | $2,277.60 | $3,796.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | $1,580.00 | $1,807.66 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 2 | $2,189.00 | $2,189.00 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 2 | $2,277.60 | $2,277.60 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $1,366.20 | $1,480.05 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $1,366.20 | $1,366.20 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $1,807.66 | $1,807.66 |
| Columbia, SC | 1 | $1,366.00 | $1,366.00 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $1,807.66 | $1,807.66 |
| Florence, SC | 1 | $1,807.66 | $1,807.66 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $1,654.20 | $1,654.20 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $1,807.66 | $1,807.66 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What NIPT prenatal DNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: NIPT prenatal DNA test explained.
Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) in other states
- Alabama$1,004.55
- Alaska$1,232.07
- Arizona$1,720.00
- Arkansas$1,222.00
- California$1,736.00
- Colorado$846.55
- Connecticut$3,985.28, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,429.05
- District of Columbia$2,888.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$387.50
- Georgia$899.50
- Hawaii$2,110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$695.30
- Illinois$879.90
- Indiana$850.92
- Iowa$789.30
- Kansas$2,277.15
- Kentucky$1,287.72
- Louisiana$451.08
- Maine$1,049.17
- Maryland$395.01
- Massachusetts$2,583.00
- Michigan$300.00
- Minnesota$1,387.54
- Mississippi$802.40
- Missouri$1,166.10
- Montana$926.25, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$3,026.95, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$775.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,290.80, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$834.96
- New Mexico$701.96, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,140.78
- North Carolina$852.34
- North Dakota$1,277.70
- Ohio$1,456.00
- Oklahoma$1,178.78
- Oregon$1,376.40
- Pennsylvania$2,336.04
- Rhode Island$759.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$998.58
- Texas$870.00
- Utah$1,531.19
- Vermont$1,581.58, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,032.80
- Washington$766.08
- West Virginia$800.00
- Wisconsin$1,206.81
- Wyoming$1,294.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.