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Septic Arthritis with Major Complications

South Dakota rates for MS-DRG 548

Septic Arthritis with MCC

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Septic Arthritis with Major Complications cost?

$21,878

Typical facility fee. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21,878 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $20,417 to $21,878.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21,878 · 10th to 90th $14,125 to $31,623
$20K$50Kfacility $21,878

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$26,915.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$21,877.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,882.50
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$34,673.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$33,113.11

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Montana than in New Mexico. 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· 43rd of 51

$21,878

MT $48,978NM $15,488

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.