Commercial rate index · metro cell
Columbia healthcare rate index
Commercial contracted rates in Columbia, SC run 0.93x the national Medicare fee schedule across the office-visit basket. Index 96.9, where 100 is the national standard.
Index 96.9
0.93x Medicare
16,119 verified rate points
8/8 basket codes
state index 101.9
The basket in Columbia
as of 2026-07-15| CPT | Service | Metro median | vs Medicare | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99202 | Office visit, new patient, 15-29 min | $80.37 | 1.13x | 4,003 | Benchmark |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30-44 min | $105.40 | 0.96x | 1,058 | Benchmark |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45-59 min | $170.80 | 1.02x | 1,029 | Benchmark |
| 99205 | Office visit, new patient, 60-74 min | $269.00 | 1.22x | 5,819 | Benchmark |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10-19 min | $47.63 | 0.84x | 972 | Benchmark |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20-29 min | $80.00 | 0.87x | 1,080 | Benchmark |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30-39 min | $115.04 | 0.87x | 1,061 | Benchmark |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40-54 min | $168.81 | 0.91x | 1,097 | Benchmark |
Medians across the full verified distribution of practice-level contracted rates in this CBSA (17900). Floor: 11 verified rate points per code, non-degenerate spread. Denominator: CMS PFS CY2026 national non-facility. Methodology v1.0.
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
The market around it.
Columbia prints below its state cell (South Carolina at 101.9) and below the national standard of 100.
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Source: Reddenda Commercial Rate Atlas, Columbia, SC. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/atlas/sc/columbia-17900/
Derivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identityCBSA 17900 · metro grainas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0