go back

Regulator

South Carolina rates for HCPCS E1353

Regulator

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Regulator cost?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$33.11$21.88 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$23.99 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $22 to $41Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $18 to $110
$20$50$100$200facility $25professional $33

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$61.66
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$52.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1.23
Median
$1.58
Typical High
$3.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$29.51
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
$12.02
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$91.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$12.02
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Hawaii than in Rhode Island. 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· 19th of 51

$30.90

HI $42.66RI $16.22

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.