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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 0629T

Injects a preparation made from donated human cells or tissue into a worn or damaged disc in the lower back, with imaging used to steer the needle to the right level of the spine. It is done through the skin with a needle rather than by open surgery, and it covers treatment of one disc level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc cost?

$240

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $240 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $240 from a physician practice, and about $437 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 4 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$240$234 to $295
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$339 to $2,291

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $257 to $4,365Professionalmedian $240 · 10th to 90th $234 to $537
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $437professional $240

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
$173.78
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$645.65
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$724.44

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 26.3 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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

$240

CA $5,623KY $214

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.