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South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 003

ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face, Mouth and Neck with Major O.R. Procedures

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MS-DRG 003 cost?

$457,088

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457,088 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $346,737 to $616,595.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457,088 · 10th to 90th $204,174 to $954,993
$10K$20K$50K$100K$200K$500K$1Mfacility $457,088

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
$331,131.12
Median
$512,861.38
Typical High
$954,992.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194,984.46
Median
$371,535.23
Typical High
$794,328.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$371,535.23
Typical High
$549,540.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107,151.93
Median
$478,630.09
Typical High
$741,310.24

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 27.5 times more in New York than in Michigan. 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· 8th of 51

$457,088

NY $588,844MI $21,380

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.