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Artacent AC, 1 mg

South Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4189

Artacent AC, 1 mg

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Artacent AC, 1 mg cost?

$20.89per mg

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for each mg of this drug. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

Work out the cost of a dose

This drug is priced per mg. Enter the amount given to see what insurers have agreed to pay for it.

mg
In a doctor's office or clinic
$20.89
At a hospital outpatient department
$21.88

The same drug, in the same amount, costs 5% more at a hospital than at a doctor's office.

Drug cost only. Giving the drug, the visit itself and any monitoring are billed on their own codes. We do not publish dosing guidance: use the amount from your own prescription or treatment plan.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.89$20.42 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$20.42 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $20 to $36Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $20 to $21
$20.0$50.0facility $22professional $21

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$35.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38

Where South Carolina sits

Rates are fairly even across states for this service. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Carolina $20.89 · 48th of 51
CA $22.91NE $20.42

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.