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Solid Skin Barrier, 6x6 or Equivalent

South Dakota rates for HCPCS A5121

Skin barrier; solid, 6 x 6 or equivalent, each

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Solid Skin Barrier, 6x6 or Equivalent cost?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$7.08 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$7.59 to $12.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $9

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
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$7.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$12.02
Avera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$52.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.9 times more in Hawaii than in Colorado. 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· 5th of 51

$9.55

HI $12.88CO $4.47

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.