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Red Blood Cells

South Carolina rates for HCPCS P9021

Red blood cells, each unit

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Blood Cells cost?

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81.28 from a physician practice, and about $550 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$81.28$56.23 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$550$437 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $550 · 10th to 90th $316 to $977Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $56 to $81
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $550professional $81

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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$109.65
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$977.24

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Indiana than in Pennsylvania. 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· 28th of 51

$81.28

IN $646PA $46.77

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.