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Derm-Maxx

South Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4238

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Derm-Maxx cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $148 from a physician practice, and about $288 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$148$126 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$288$191 to $1,514

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $288 · 10th to 90th $145 to $2,042Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $117 to $1,622
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $288professional $148

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$223.87
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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$3,019.95
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
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
$724.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$660.69
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$467.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$467.74

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Wyoming than in North Carolina. 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· 33rd of 51

$148

WY $2,570NC $117

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.