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Physician Care During Critical Transport Of A Young Child

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 99466

This covers hands-on critical care provided by a physician who accompanies a critically ill or injured young child during transport between hospitals, covering the initial period of care during the trip. It reflects the intensive, continuous attention needed to keep a seriously ill child stable while being moved. It's distinct from routine ambulance transport, which does not involve this level of physician involvement.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Physician Care During Critical Transport Of A Young Child cost?

$224

Typical physician fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $224 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $195 to $257.

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 $275 · 10th to 90th $195 to $479Professionalmedian $219 · 10th to 90th $182 to $302
$50$100$200$500facility $275professional $219

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
$181.97
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Minnesota than in Alabama. 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· 37th of 51

$224

MN $490AL $200

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.