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Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 90865

A psychiatric procedure in which a sedative medication is given through an intravenous line to help a patient access and discuss difficult memories, feelings, or experiences that are hard to reach in a standard conversation. It is used both to aid diagnosis and, in some cases, as part of treatment.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $162 from a physician practice, and about $407 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$162$129 to $166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$407$347 to $631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $407 · 10th to 90th $214 to $741Professionalmedian $162 · 10th to 90th $112 to $178
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $407professional $162

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
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
29
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$190.55
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$316.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$257.04
5 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$117.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$33.11

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 20th of 51

$162

AK $288KY $120

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.