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Sealing The Chest Space Through A Scope

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 32650

Uses a camera and instruments passed through small incisions between the ribs to deliberately irritate the lining of the chest, so the lung sticks to the chest wall as it heals. Closing off the space prevents fluid or air from collecting there again.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sealing The Chest Space Through A Scope cost?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $21,878.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $794 to $22,909
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $3,311

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
$794.33
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$37,153.52

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in Maine 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· 33rd of 50

$3,311

ME $21,878ND $661

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.