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Medical Back Problems without Major Complications

South Carolina rates for MS-DRG 552

Medical Back Problems without MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Medical Back Problems without Major Complications cost?

$16,218

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16,218 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $12,303 to $23,988.

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 $16,218 · 10th to 90th $8,318 to $30,200
$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $16,218

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
$11,748.98
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$38,018.94
Ambetter
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$21,877.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$28,840.32
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$28,183.83
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,244.36
Median
$25,703.96
Typical High
$38,018.94

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 95.5 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· 21st of 51

$16,218

AK $26,303HI $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.