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Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 0446T

This service places a small sensor under the skin to continuously monitor blood glucose levels over time, rather than a general skin treatment. It is performed by a physician or other qualified clinician in an outpatient setting. The sensor transmits glucose readings to a connected device so patients and providers can track blood sugar trends.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Implantable Glucose Sensor Placement cost?

$2,291

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,291 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,291 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 7 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$2,291$61.66 to $4,365
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$91.20 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $78 to $6,166Professionalmedian $2,291 · 10th to 90th $55 to $5,888
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $2,291

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
$234.42
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$22,908.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$2,398.83
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,888.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$6,456.54
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$9,120.11

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 46.8 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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· 18th of 51

$2,291

AK $5,370MD $115

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.