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Otitis Media and Uri without Major Complications

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 153

Otitis Media and Upper Respiratory Infection without MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Otitis Media and Uri without Major Complications cost?

$9,550

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,550 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,026 to $15,849.

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 $9,550 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $22,387
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,550

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
$8,912.51
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$21,877.62
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$29,512.09

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 74.1 times more in Michigan 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· 34th of 51

$9,550

MI $20,417HI $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.