Therapeutic phlebotomy cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic phlebotomy (removing blood as treatment): from $73.00 to $185.00, with a median of $73.00. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $214.50 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 99195, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC HB THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY | $73.00 | $146.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY | $73.00 | $146.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY | $185.00 | $370.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $73.00, median $73.00, highest $185.00 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $73.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
Therapeutic phlebotomy removes a unit of blood to treat conditions with too much iron or too many red blood cells, such as hemochromatosis and polycythemia vera.
What the price covers
The price is for one session.