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Paraffin

South Carolina rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$4.90

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.90 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.02 to $15.85.

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 $5Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $16
$2$5$10$20facility $4professional $5

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
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.58
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.63
Median
$0.76
Typical High
$0.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$0.47
Median
$0.56
Typical High
$0.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$0.31
Median
$0.38
Typical High
$0.42
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.00
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$13.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$6.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$2.34
Typical High
$3.02
1 more rate 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$1.78
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$4.07

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Maine. 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· 4th of 51

$4.90

HI $5.13ME $2.00

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.