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Congo Red, Blood

South Dakota rates for HCPCS P2029

Congo red, blood

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Congo Red, Blood cost?

$5.25

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.25 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $5.62 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 7 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$5.25$3.89 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.62$4.79 to $5.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $6professional $5

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
$3.47
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.61
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$89.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$6.46
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in Alaska than in New Mexico. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

South Dakota $5.25 · 15th of 51
AK $8.91NM $3.72

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.