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Novafix DL

South Dakota rates for HCPCS Q4254

Novafix DL, per sq cm (add-on, list separately in addition to primary procedure)

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Novafix DL cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $398 from a physician practice, and about $479 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$398$126 to $479
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$479$204 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $479 · 10th to 90th $170 to $661Professionalmedian $398 · 10th to 90th $126 to $490
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $479professional $398

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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$489.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$204.17
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$141.25
4 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
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.18

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Alaska than in North Carolina. 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· 4th of 51

$398

AK $479NC $117

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.