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Ratchet Assembly, Replacement Only

South Carolina rates for HCPCS K0050

Ratchet assembly, replacement only

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Ratchet Assembly, Replacement Only cost?

$30.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.20 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$30.20$24.55 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$21.38 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $21 to $40Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $40
$20$50$100facility $27professional $30

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
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$44.67
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$32.36
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
RR · Rental
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
UE · Used equipment
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
2 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
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KE · Bid item, non-bid base
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
KU · Bidding program group 3
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Montana 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

$30.20

MT $40.74RI $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.