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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 October 2026.

How much does Lifting A Dented Section Of Skull cost?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$2,239$1,585 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,380 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $3,311Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $2,239

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
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,818.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.6 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· 5th of 51

$2,239

AK $4,266TX $646

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.