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Septic Arthritis with Complications

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 549

Septic Arthritis with CC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis with Complications cost?

$18,621

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18,621 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11,220 to $26,303.

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 $18,621 · 10th to 90th $8,710 to $35,481
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $18,621

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
$14,454.40
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18,197.01
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$35,481.34
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$30,902.95
Typical High
$47,863.01

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 120.2 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· 23rd of 51

$18,621

AK $33,113HI $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.