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Portable Oxygen Contents, Liquid, over 4 Liters per Minute

South Carolina rates for HCPCS E0447

Portable oxygen contents, liquid, 1 month's supply = 1 unit, prescribed amount at rest or nighttime exceeds 4 liters per minute (LPM)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Portable Oxygen Contents, Liquid, over 4 Liters per Minute cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$47.86 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$53.70 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $46 to $117Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $39 to $72
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $65professional $54

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
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$125.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$83.18

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.8 times more in Kansas than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $53.70 · 39th of 51
KS $112RI $40.74

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.