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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 July 2026.

How much does Nerve Monitoring In The Operating Room cost?

$53.70

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $39.81 to $61.66.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $30 to $78Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $37 to $71
$50.0facility $39professional $55

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Avera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$77.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.9 times more in Connecticut than in Wyoming. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $53.70 · 18th of 51
CT $158WY $19.95

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.