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Nerve Monitoring In The Operating Room

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 95940

Covers continuous monitoring of the nerves and spinal cord while an operation is going on, with a specialist physically present in the operating room devoting attention to that one patient. Electrical signals from the nervous system are watched constantly so the surgical team is warned immediately if a nerve is being put at risk. It is billed in 15-minute blocks for the time the specialist is in attendance.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Nerve Monitoring In The Operating Room cost?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $46.77 to $67.61.

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 $54 · 10th to 90th $39 to $78Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $35 to $78
$50$100$200facility $54professional $65

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
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$77.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$72.44
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in New York. 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· 2nd of 51

$64.57

AK $79.43NY $26.30

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.