Prices at 37 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $232 — 63% above the US median ($143), roughly 5.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital | Deadwood, SD | $46 | $46 | — | 99 min | 14.5% |
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes, SD | $65 | $60 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City, SD | $72 | $44 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis, SD | $72 | $46 | — | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer, SD | $72 | $46 | — | 134 min | 15.7% |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish, SD | $97 | $65 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.2% |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital-CAH | Philip, SD | $108 | $105 | — | 92 min | 15.6% |
| Avera St Mary's Hospital | Pierre, SD | $140 | $106 | ★ 2/5 | 129 min | 14.3% |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $162 | $126 | — | 87 min | 15.6% |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton, SD | $194 | $42 | — | 118 min | 15.0% |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield, SD | $202 | $226 | ★ 4/5 | 99 min | 15.0% |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | Sioux Falls, SD | $203 | $178 | — | — | 14.9% |
| Brookings Health System | Brookings, SD | $217 | $318 | ★ 4/5 | 100 min | 13.7% |
| Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation | Scotland, SD | $221 | $206 | — | — | — |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen, SD | $224 | $216 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health | Milbank, SD | $224 | $216 | — | 125 min | 14.8% |
| Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH | Martin, SD | $228 | — | — | 78 min | — |
| Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH | Canton, SD | $232 | $184 | — | 124 min | — |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton, SD | $299 | $267 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | 15.4% |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory, SD | $299 | $267 | — | 140 min | 14.3% |
| Avera Queen of Peace | Mitchell, SD | $304 | $214 | ★ 4/5 | 103 min | 14.4% |
| Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital-CAH | De Smet, SD | $305 | $258 | — | 119 min | — |
| Avera Dells Area Hospital-CAH | Dell Rapids, SD | $318 | $261 | — | 105 min | 15.1% |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $323 | $197 | — | 100 min | — |
| St Michael's Hospital-CAH | Tyndall, SD | $369 | $343 | — | 116 min | 14.9% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $232 — about 5.7× the Medicare rate ($41). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($82).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $308 list price could save about $76 (25%).
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