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Dilation and Curettage (D&C)

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 58120

A procedure that gently widens the opening of the cervix and then scrapes or suctions tissue from the lining of the uterus, done for reasons other than pregnancy-related care. It's used to diagnose or treat conditions such as abnormal bleeding or to obtain a tissue sample from the uterine lining.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dilation and Curettage (D&C) cost?

$2,141

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,141 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $363 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,778 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$363$282 to $447
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,778$871 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,913Professionalmedian $363 · 10th to 90th $234 to $575
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,778professional $363

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
$257.04
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$331.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$398.11
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$575.44
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$524.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$501.19
7 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
$120.23
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$263.03

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 31st of 51

$2,141

$363 physician + $1,778 facility

AK $5,029WV $590

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.