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Synthetic Bulking Agent, Urinary Tract

South Carolina rates for HCPCS L8606

Injectable bulking agent, synthetic implant, urinary tract, 1 ml syringe, includes shipping and necessary supplies

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Synthetic Bulking Agent, Urinary Tract cost?

$158

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $155 from a physician practice, and about $195 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$155$135 to $282
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$123 to $257

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $123 to $282Professionalmedian $155 · 10th to 90th $123 to $282
$100$200$500facility $195professional $155

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
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$281.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$338.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$177.83
10 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$194.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$741.31
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$245.47
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$69.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in Montana 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· 42nd of 51

$158

MT $275NY $107

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.