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Sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in South Carolina: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 28 South Carolina hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 38525

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Musc Medical Center Charleston$4,0631.1×12026-04-01
Musc Health Marion Medical Center Mullins$4,0631.1×12026-04-01
Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia$5,1921.4×32026-04-01
Conway Medical Center Conway$5,5071.5×32026-05-20
Trident Medical Center Charleston$5,9521.6×62026-09-01
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center Myrtle Beach$6,4371.8×62026-09-01
Musc Health Chester$6,4921.7×32026-04-01
Musc Health Florence Medical Center Florence$6,8981.9×22026-04-01
Prisma Health Baptist Columbia$7,1181.9×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital Seneca$7,6422.1×22026-03-01
Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg$7,7102.1×42026-04-01
Pelham Medical Center Greer$7,7102.1×42026-04-01
Prisma Health Richland Hospital Columbia$7,9042.1×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge Columbia$7,9042.1×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital Simpsonville$8,5282.3×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital Spartanburg$9,0002.4×22026-03-01
Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney$9,4392.6×42026-04-01
Union Medical Center Union$9,4392.5×42026-04-01
Prisma Health Baptist Easley Hospital Easley$9,4732.5×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital Greenville$9,4732.5×22026-03-01
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital Greenville$9,8842.6×22026-03-01
Musc Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster$10,0762.6×22026-04-01
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center Hartsville$10,3952.9×32026-04-01
Beaufort County Memorial Hospital Beaufort$10,7403.0×22026-01-01
Mcleod Loris Hospital Loris$11,2553.1×22026-07-20
Mcleod Health Clarendon Manning$11,2553.1×22026-07-20
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital Clinton$11,4043.0×32026-03-01
Mcleod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon$11,5923.2×12026-07-20

Questions

How much do insurers pay for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in South Carolina?

28 South Carolina hospitals post usable commercial rates for sentinel lymph node biopsy (underarm) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 38525, hospital outpatient, the median across 28 hospitals is $8,216, 2.2× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.