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Microlyte Matrix

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A2005

Microlyte Matrix, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Microlyte Matrix cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $224 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$148$126 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$151 to $275

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $145 to $309Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $117 to $209
$100$200facility $224professional $148

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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$275.42
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$354.81
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$245.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
9 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
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$251.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$100.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. 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

$148

AK $339NC $117

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.