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Alcohol (Ethanol) Level

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 82055

A laboratory measurement of how much alcohol is present in a body-fluid sample such as blood or urine, rather than from a breath device. It is used in emergency care to help explain symptoms and wherever a precise measured value is needed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Alcohol (Ethanol) Level cost?

$18.62

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.47 to $30.20.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $26Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $17 to $30
$10$20$50facility $15professional $30

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 10.7 times more in Massachusetts than in Kansas. 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· 17th of 51

$18.62

MA $100KS $9.33

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.