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Home INR Monitoring Demonstration

South Carolina rates for HCPCS G0248

Demonstration, prior to initiation of home INR monitoring, for patient with either mechanical heart valve(s), chronic atrial fibrillation, or venous thromboembolism who meets Medicare coverage criteria, under the direction of a physician; includes: face-to-face demonstration of use and care of the INR monitor, obtaining at least one blood sample, provision of instructions for reporting home INR test results, and documentation of patient's ability to perform testing and report results

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Home INR Monitoring Demonstration cost?

$129

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$126$95.50 to $174
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$363 to $692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $229 to $794Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $72 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $126

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$812.83
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$239.88
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$234.42
5 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
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in North Carolina than in New York. 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· 14th of 51

$129

NC $240NY $75.86

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.