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CT-Guided Needle Placement

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 77012

This is the use of CT scanning to guide a needle precisely to a target inside the body during a procedure such as a biopsy, fluid drainage, or injection. It provides cross-sectional imaging in real time so the clinician can confirm the needle is positioned accurately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does CT-Guided Needle Placement cost?

$174

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $174 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $141 to $275.

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.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $174 · 10th to 90th $129 to $380
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kprofessional $174

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
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$218.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$630.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$144.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$295.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$275.42

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $174 · 33rd of 51
AK $331WV $141

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.