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Pleural Effusion with Major Complications

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 186

Pleural Effusion with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pleural Effusion with Major Complications cost?

$23,442

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23,442 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12,023 to $34,674.

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 $23,442 · 10th to 90th $10,471 to $45,709
$10K$20K$50Kfacility $23,442

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
$19,054.61
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$61,659.50
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,471.29
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$33,113.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$45,708.82
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16,595.87
Median
$19,952.62
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$42,657.95
Typical High
$61,659.50

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 154.9 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· 27th of 51

$23,442

AK $42,658HI $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.