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Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC)

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 478

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with CC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Musculoskeletal/Connective Tissue Biopsy (with CC) cost?

$38,905

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38,905 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $23,988 to $54,954.

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 $38,905 · 10th to 90th $20,893 to $72,444
$10K$20K$50K$100Kfacility $38,905

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
$29,512.09
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$97,723.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$52,480.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$54,954.09
Typical High
$74,131.02
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26,302.68
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$30,902.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44,668.36
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$85,113.80

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 239.9 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· 20th of 51

$38,905

AK $66,069HI $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.