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Reduction Of An Enlarged Skull

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 62117

An operation that reduces the size of an abnormally enlarged skull and reshapes the bones of the vault, most often in a child whose head has grown too large because of fluid pressure inside it. Sections of skull bone are cut, repositioned and fixed so the head takes a more normal shape.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Reduction Of An Enlarged Skull cost?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,467 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$3,467$1,995 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$2,188 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $4,467Professionalmedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $5,248
$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $3,467

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
$1,862.09
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,248.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$13,803.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,011.87
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.0 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 13th of 51

$3,467

CA $9,333KY $1,862

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.