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Novafix DL

South Carolina rates for HCPCS Q4254

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

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Novafix DL 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 $224 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 $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$145 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $115 to $309Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $115 to $479
$100$200$500facility $224professional $126

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
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$478.63
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
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$478.63
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$398.11
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
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$35.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$83.18

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska 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

$126

AK $479NC $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.