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Removal Of The Whole Tongue With Neck Clearance

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 41145

Surgery that removes the entire tongue together with the lymph nodes and surrounding tissue of one side of the neck in the same operation. It is done for cancer of the tongue that has spread, or is likely to have spread, into the glands of the neck, and it is usually followed by reconstruction and a long period of speech and swallowing therapy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of The Whole Tongue With Neck Clearance cost?

$5,623

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,026 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,026$4,169 to $6,310
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$759 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $4,365Professionalmedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $7,586
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,202professional $6,026

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
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,943.28
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$20,417.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,309.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$5,754.40
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,248.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,585.78
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 22.9 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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· 4th of 51

$5,623

AK $9,120TX $398

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.