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Bone Marrow Taken for Spinal Bone Grafting

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 20939

Draws liquid marrow from inside a bone through a needle placed via its own separate small incision, so the bone-forming cells it contains can be added to the graft used in a spinal fusion. The marrow is mixed with graft material and packed along the spine to encourage the bones to knit together. It is billed in addition to the main spinal procedure.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Bone Marrow Taken for Spinal Bone Grafting cost?

$120

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $97.72 to $135.

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 $115 · 10th to 90th $79 to $4,365Professionalmedian $120 · 10th to 90th $85 to $155
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $115professional $120

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
$67.61
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$151.36
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$147.91
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 75.9 times more in New Jersey than in North Dakota. 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· 44th of 49

$120

NJ $5,129ND $67.61

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.