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Medical Back Problems with Major Complications

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 551

Medical Back Problems with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Medical Back Problems with Major Complications cost?

$27,542

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27,542 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20,417 to $42,658.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27,542 · 10th to 90th $14,125 to $52,481
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $27,542

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
$20,417.38
Median
$29,512.09
Typical High
$66,069.34
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$39,810.72
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$51,286.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$50,118.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$21,877.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$43,651.58
Typical High
$66,069.34

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 166.0 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

$27,542

AK $45,709HI $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.