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Placement Of Bone Markers For Precision X-Ray Study

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 0347T

Tiny metal beads are implanted into bone, usually during another operation, to serve as fixed reference points. Later X-ray studies taken from two angles at once use those points to measure very small movements between a bone and an implant, or between bones. Only the placement of the markers is covered here; the imaging is done separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Placement Of Bone Markers For Precision X-Ray Study cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$135$132 to $158
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$191 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $95 to $4,365Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $132 to $263
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $3,090professional $135

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
$95.50
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$812.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$288.40

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 37.2 times more in California than in North Dakota. 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· 47th of 51

$135

CA $4,074ND $110

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.