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Computerized Balance Platform Test

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 92549

This is a balance test that uses a computer-controlled moving platform and a moving visual surround to see how well a person uses input from their inner ear, eyes, and body position sense to stay upright. It also includes testing of motor control and how quickly a person adapts their balance after the platform moves unexpectedly, as a standard part of the test.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Computerized Balance Platform Test cost?

$66.07

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $66.07 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $66.07 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$66.07$53.70 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$66.07 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $66 to $676Professionalmedian $66 · 10th to 90th $37 to $107
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $89professional $66

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$63.10
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$44.67
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$37.15
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$177.83
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$87.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$75.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$30.90
7 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
$30.90
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$57.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.22

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska 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.

South Carolina· 35th of 51

$66.07

AK $170TX $43.65

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.