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Harvesting a Cartilage Graft From the Nasal Septum

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 20912

Takes a piece of cartilage from the partition inside the nose so it can be used to rebuild or support tissue elsewhere, most often in the nose or ear. The septum is reached from inside the nostril, a section is removed, and enough is left behind to keep the nose supported. There is no external scar from the harvest.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Harvesting a Cartilage Graft From the Nasal Septum cost?

$2,950

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,950 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$955$692 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$724 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,630Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,318
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,995professional $955

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
$478.63
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$588.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,630.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,047.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Wisconsin than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 27th of 51

$2,950

$955 physician + $1,995 facility

WI $6,957MT $1,517

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.