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South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 497

Local Excision and Removal of Internal Fixation Devices Except Hip and Femur without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does MS-DRG 497 cost?

$23,988

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23,988 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $19,498 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23,988 · 10th to 90th $13,804 to $47,863
$10K$20K$50Kfacility $23,988

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
$19,054.61
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$54,954.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$38,018.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15,488.17
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$36,307.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$27,542.29
Typical High
$47,863.01

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.4 times more in California than in New Mexico. 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· 12th of 51

$23,988

CA $40,738NM $9,333

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.