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Vim

South Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4251

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Vim 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 $191 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 $148
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$191$148 to $263

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $191 · 10th to 90th $145 to $309Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $117 to $182
$100$200facility $191professional $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
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$151.36
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$181.97
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
$147.91
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$199.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$181.97
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
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
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.14
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$123.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$48.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 18th of 51

$148

AK $245KY $102

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.