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Paraffin

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$3.31

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.31 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2.69 to $4.07.

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 $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $8Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $4
$2$5$10facility $4professional $3

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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$4.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.02

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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· 18th of 51

$3.31

MN $4.79KY $2.34

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.