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Specialty Care Transport (SCT)

South Dakota rates for HCPCS A0434

Specialty care transport (SCT)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Specialty Care Transport (SCT) cost?

$1,288

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $912 to $1,622.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $1,622Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $724 to $2,042
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,514professional $1,096

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,621.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 8.5 times more in Montana than in Oregon. 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· 6th of 51

$1,288

MT $2,344OR $275

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.