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Bone Lengthening With An Internal Rod

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0594T

Cuts a long bone and places a powered rod inside its hollow center, which is then extended a fraction at a time by a controller held against the skin so new bone fills the widening gap. The service covers the operation itself along with the alignment checks, the worked-out adjustment schedule, and management of the rod while lengthening goes on.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Bone Lengthening With An Internal Rod cost?

$1,738

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,738 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,122 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,122$1,122 to $1,413
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$2,399 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $18,197Professionalmedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $1,950
$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,122

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$14,125.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$8,511.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
10 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
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$426.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. 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· 32nd of 51

$1,738

TX $5,754KY $977

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.