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Kidney Function Test With a Tracer

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 78725

A measurement of how well the kidneys are clearing waste, made by injecting a small amount of radioactive tracer into a vein and then measuring how quickly it disappears from blood or urine samples. No pictures of the kidneys are taken; the result is a number for kidney filtering function. It is more precise than an estimate calculated from a routine blood test.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Kidney Function Test With a Tracer cost?

$182

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $182 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $132 to $224.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $148 · 10th to 90th $123 to $240Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $100 to $288
$100$200facility $148professional $186

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
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$194.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$199.53
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$33.11
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
TC · Technical part
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$186.21
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Alabama than in Florida. 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· 10th of 51

$182

AL $479FL $87.10

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.