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University of South CarolinaPsychology Services Center

1331 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 140, Columbia, SC 29201

Sliding scaleSelf-pay

Insurance & payment

Medicaid
Medicare
Private insurance
Military / TRICARE
Self-pay
Sliding scale
Payment assistance

Coverage categories from the SAMHSA registry. Confirm specific plans with the clinic before your visit.

Services offered

Suboxone (buprenorphine/naloxone)Counseling

How this clinic compares in Columbia

This is an outpatient provider: you attend an appointment and go home the same day, with the prescription sent to a pharmacy.

University of South Carolina is one of 16 buprenorphine providers listed in Columbia. On the coverage and access signals the registry records, it is indistinguishable from 1 other Columbia clinic, so treat the points below as the real differences rather than any ranking.

What stands out here

  • It offers a sliding fee scale. Only 1 of 16 Columbia clinics do (6%).

What it does not report

  • No record that it accepts Medicaid. 75% of Columbia clinics do, so this is worth confirming rather than assuming.
  • No record that it accepts private insurance. 75% of Columbia clinics do, so this is worth confirming rather than assuming.

Worth asking when you call

  • Whether they are taking new patients, which changes faster than the registry updates.
  • The self-pay price for a first visit, and whether the medication is billed separately.
  • How soon a first appointment is available, and what to bring.

Closest alternatives

Medicaid covers buprenorphine treatment in South Carolina, but this clinic is not recorded as accepting it. Compare all 16 Columbia clinics.

Details come from the SAMHSA treatment registry, verified 2026-07-28. Coverage and availability change faster than the registry updates, so call before you travel. Ordering across the site reflects how many people can use a clinic, not care quality. How we rank.