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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 October 2026.

How much does MS-DRG 003 cost?

$467,735

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $467,735 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $371,535 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $467,735 · 10th to 90th $204,174 to $724,436
$10K$20K$50K$100K$200K$500K$1Mfacility $467,735

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257,039.58
Median
$380,189.40
Typical High
$851,138.04
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190,546.07
Median
$371,535.23
Typical High
$794,328.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$478,630.09
Typical High
$630,957.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229,086.77
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$269,153.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316,227.77
Median
$489,778.82
Typical High
$724,435.96

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2089.3 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. 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· 7th of 51

$467,735

AK $575,440HI $275

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.