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Developmental Skills Assessment

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 96112

This service uses a standardized testing tool to evaluate a child's developmental skills, such as motor coordination, language, thinking ability, and social behavior, followed by the clinician's interpretation and a written report. It helps identify developmental delays or guide further evaluation and support.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Developmental Skills Assessment cost?

$166

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $166 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 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 $178 · 10th to 90th $105 to $209Professionalmedian $166 · 10th to 90th $100 to $263
$100$200$500facility $178professional $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
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$288.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$794.33
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$269.15
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$223.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$134.90
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$239.88
2 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
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in Ohio. 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· 7th of 51

$166

AK $245OH $102

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.