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Septic Arthritis without Complications

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 550

Septic Arthritis without CC/MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis without Complications cost?

$15,488

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15,488 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12,882 to $21,380.

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 $15,488 · 10th to 90th $8,511 to $34,674
$5K$10K$20Kfacility $15,488

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
$13,803.84
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$39,810.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$22,908.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$34,673.69

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Montana 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· 19th of 51

$15,488

MT $23,988NM $7,079

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.