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Opening A Long-Blocked Heart Artery

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 92943

Reopens a heart artery, one of its branches, or an old bypass graft that has been completely blocked for a long time. Working through a catheter from the wrist or groin, the doctor crosses the blockage and restores flow using a balloon, a stent, or a device that shaves or drills through the hardened material. One blocked vessel is treated; a further blocked vessel opened in the same session is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening A Long-Blocked Heart Artery cost?

$19,055

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19,055 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12,882 to $33,113.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19,055 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $53,703
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $19,055

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
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$58,884.37
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$38,018.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16,982.44
Median
$30,902.95
Typical High
$61,659.50
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$37,153.52

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 64.6 times more in Indiana than in North Dakota. 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· 6th of 51

$19,055

IN $41,687ND $646

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.