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Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 92611

A person swallows small amounts of food and liquid mixed with a contrast material while a moving X-ray video records the process, allowing a clinician to watch exactly how well swallowing works and whether anything is going down the wrong way. It is commonly used to evaluate swallowing difficulty or a risk of food or liquid entering the airway.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Video X-ray Study Of Swallowing cost?

$166

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $195.

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 $151 · 10th to 90th $132 to $257Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $93 to $219
$100$200$500facility $151professional $166

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
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$741.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$190.55
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$194.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Utah. 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

$166

AK $245UT $64.57

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.