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Portable Liquid Oxygen System, Rental

South Carolina rates for HCPCS E0434

Portable liquid oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, supply reservoir, humidifier, flowmeter, refill adaptor, contents gauge, cannula or mask, and tubing

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Portable Liquid Oxygen System, Rental cost?

$269

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $269 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23.99 to $269.

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 $269 · 10th to 90th $50 to $347Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $19 to $269
$20$50$100$200facility $269professional $269

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
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$257.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QB · Oxygen over 4 L/min + portable + QF · Oxygen over 4 L/min at rest + portable + RR · Rental
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$691.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$346.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20
8 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
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$134.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 29.5 times more in Wyoming than in Oklahoma. 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· 11th of 51

$269

WY $676OK $22.91

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.