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Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 62000

Surgery that raises a piece of skull pushed inward by a blow to the head, restoring the normal contour and taking pressure off the brain beneath. This version covers a clean depression where the tough covering over the brain has not been torn.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull cost?

$1,820

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,820 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $2,239 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 7 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$1,820$1,023 to $2,239
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,239$1,259 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $977 to $4,467Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $813 to $2,818
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $2,239professional $1,820

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
$977.24
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $1,820 · 16th of 51
CA $7,413WV $977

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.