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Valve Leaflet Repair With Artificial Cords

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 0543T

Repairs a leaking mitral valve, the valve between the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart, by attaching artificial cords to the valve leaflets so they close tightly again. Tightening the cords stops blood from washing backwards into the upper chamber with each heartbeat.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Valve Leaflet Repair With Artificial Cords cost?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,715 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,715$2,138 to $5,248
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$759 to $2,188

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $2,455Professionalmedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $5,495
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $3,715

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,495.41

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.8 times more in California than in Arkansas. 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· 21st of 51

$2,455

CA $6,918AR $1,202

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.