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Anesthesia Complicated by Whole-Body Cooling

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 99116

Covers the extra anesthesia work when the patient's whole body is deliberately cooled well below normal temperature during an operation, a technique used to protect the brain and organs while circulation is reduced or stopped. Cooling and rewarming add substantial monitoring and management for the anesthesia team. It is billed in addition to the main anesthesia service.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Anesthesia Complicated by Whole-Body Cooling cost?

$275

Typical physician fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $41.69 to $331.

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 $331 · 10th to 90th $45 to $331Professionalmedian $263 · 10th to 90th $35 to $447
$50$100$200$500facility $331professional $263

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
$44.67
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$426.58

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 13.8 times more in Nebraska than in Delaware. 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

$275

NE $417DE $30.20

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.