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Contrast TEE for Continuous Cardiac Monitoring

South Carolina rates for HCPCS C8927

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) with contrast, or without contrast followed by with contrast, for monitoring purposes, including probe placement, real time (2D) image acquisition and interpretation leading to ongoing (continuous) assessment of (dynamically changing) cardiac pumping function and to therapeutic measures on an immediate time basis

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Contrast TEE for Continuous Cardiac Monitoring cost?

$1,820

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,148 to $3,388.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,266Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $30 to $447
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,344professional $30

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 537.0 times more in Washington than in New Hampshire. 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· 2nd of 51

$1,820

WA $2,138NH $3.98

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.