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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 July 2026.

How much does Sedative-Assisted Psychiatric Interview cost?

$145

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $123 to $166.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $115 to $234Professionalmedian $141 · 10th to 90th $112 to $178
$100$200facility $158professional $141

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$213.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$234.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$263.03

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 1.5 times more in North Dakota than in Delaware. 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· 43rd of 51

$145

ND $200DE $132

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.