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Focused Laser Treatment Of Prostate Tissue

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 0655T

Destroys a targeted area of prostate tissue with heat from a laser fiber passed through the skin between the scrotum and the anus. Imaging from within the rectum, combined with previously taken MRI pictures, is used to aim the fiber so that only the intended area is treated and the rest of the gland is left alone.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Focused Laser Treatment Of Prostate Tissue cost?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,445 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 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 5 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$1,445$1,445 to $1,445
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$2,630 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $21,878Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $1,549
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $1,445

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
$1,445.44
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,951.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 6.2 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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· 47th of 51

$1,445

CA $6,457ND $1,047

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.