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Embryo Chromosome Screening Before Transfer

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 0254U

Screens an embryo created through IVF before it is transferred, to check whether it carries the normal number of chromosomes. A few cells taken from the embryo are sequenced and all 24 chromosome types are counted; embryos with a normal count also receive a second result, a score based on their mitochondrial DNA.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Embryo Chromosome Screening Before Transfer cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $1,778.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $871 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,202Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,820
$500$1K$2Kfacility $871professional $912

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$3,801.89
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,000.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Alaska than in Wyoming. 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$871

AK $1,698WY $457

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.