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Programming An Implanted Retinal Vision Device

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 0472T

An in-person session in which an implanted retinal electrode array, a device that stimulates the retina to create visual perceptions in people with severe sight loss, is connected to, evaluated and programd. The clinician works through the stimulation settings with the patient, adjusting them repeatedly according to what the patient reports seeing, and documents the settings chosen. This is the initial setting up and evaluation of the system.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Programming An Implanted Retinal Vision Device cost?

$81.28

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $67.61 to $85.11.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $63 to $151Professionalmedian $81 · 10th to 90th $63 to $89
$50$100$200facility $89professional $81

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$169.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$269.15

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Louisiana than in Vermont. 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· 33rd of 51

$81.28

LA $204VT $54.95

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.