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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0629T

Injects a preparation made from donated human cells or tissue into a worn or damaged disc in the lower back, with imaging used to steer the needle to the right level of the spine. It is done through the skin with a needle rather than by open surgery, and it covers treatment of one disc level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc cost?

$251

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $251 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$251$240 to $288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$324 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $240 to $22,909Professionalmedian $251 · 10th to 90th $191 to $389
$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $5,623professional $251

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
$239.88
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$436.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$32,359.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $251 · 45th of 51
CA $5,623KY $214

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.