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BioDFence DryFlex

South Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4138

BioDFence DryFlex, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does BioDFence DryFlex cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $170 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$117 to $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$170$151 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $170 · 10th to 90th $132 to $302Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $102 to $251
$100$200facility $170professional $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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$281.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$281.84
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
9 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Wyoming than in New Jersey. 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· 25th of 51

$126

WY $240NJ $97.72

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.