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Scope Exam Of Swallowing Through The Nose

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 92612

In this test, a thin, flexible scope is passed gently through the nose and positioned above the voice box to directly watch a person swallow food or liquid, sometimes with dye added to make it easier to see. It shows whether food or liquid is entering the airway or remaining in the throat after a swallow, and the images can be recorded for later review. It does not use X-rays or radiation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Scope Exam Of Swallowing Through The Nose cost?

$209

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $209 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $363.

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 $229 · 10th to 90th $95 to $363Professionalmedian $209 · 10th to 90th $95 to $427
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $229professional $209

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
$69.18
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$549.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$363.08
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$1,230.27
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$363.08
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$407.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$371.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$426.58
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$363.08
5 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$20.42

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Washington 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· 8th of 51

$209

WA $288KY $100

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.