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Open Removal of Uterine Fibroids, Larger Case

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 58146

Surgery through an incision in the lower abdomen to remove fibroids, non-cancerous growths, from the wall of the uterus while leaving the uterus itself in place. This covers the heavier version of the operation, where many fibroids or a large bulk of fibroid tissue has to be taken out.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Open Removal of Uterine Fibroids, Larger Case cost?

$3,161

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,161 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,072 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$1,072$219 to $1,445
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,122 to $11,749

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $631 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $135 to $1,778
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $1,072

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
$1,288.25
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,513.56
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,344.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$3,162.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
11 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
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$416.87
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$288.40

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 9.2 times more in Maine than in Texas. 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· 43rd of 51

$3,161

$1,072 physician + $2,089 facility

ME $22,965TX $2,508

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.