go back

Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 77001

This describes the use of real-time X-ray imaging, known as fluoroscopy, to help a clinician guide a catheter into a large vein and confirm it is positioned correctly. It is used alongside a separate procedure to place, exchange, or remove this type of catheter, not as a standalone visit.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Live X-Ray Guidance For Placing A Central Line cost?

$148

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $148 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $200.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $148 · 10th to 90th $89 to $275
$100$200professional $148

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$144.54
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$660.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$549.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$208.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$42.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$169.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$186.21
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$186.21
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$199.53
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.9 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· 9th of 51

$148

AK $245TX $85.11

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.