Prices at 39 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$243
Chargemaster (median)
$264
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$195
Medicare pays
$8
$143$340
Median cash $243 · Medicare $8 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $143 – $340. The median cash price is about 29.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes, SD | $94 | $80 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton, SD | $122 | $13 | — | 118 min | 15.0% |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center – Cah | Winner, SD | $124 | $90 | — | 108 min | 15.1% |
| Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital – Cah | De Smet, SD | $141 | $88 | — | 119 min | — |
| Marshall County Healthcare Center – Cah | Britton, SD | $144 | $18 | — | 105 min | 14.7% |
| St Michael's Hospital – Cah | Tyndall, SD | $148 | $120 | — | 116 min | 14.9% |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield, SD | $163 | $182 | ★ 4/5 | 99 min | 15.0% |
| Monument Health Lead-deadwood Hospital | Deadwood, SD | $165 | $266 | — | 99 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis, SD | $165 | $266 | — | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer, SD | $166 | $273 | — | 134 min | 15.7% |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen, SD | $180 | $191 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health | Milbank, SD | $180 | $191 | — | 125 min | 14.8% |
| Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | $188 | $94 | ★ 5/5 | 108 min | 13.8% |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | Sioux Falls, SD | $189 | $166 | — | — | 14.9% |
| Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation | Scotland, SD | $191 | $178 | — | — | — |
| Platte Health Center | Platte, SD | $215 | $195 | — | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center – Cah | Wessington Springs, SD | $228 | $212 | — | 138 min | 14.8% |
| Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen | Aberdeen, SD | $228 | $157 | ★ 4/5 | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital-cah | Armour, SD | $231 | $143 | — | 115 min | 15.1% |
| Sanford Canton-inwood Medical Center – Cah | Canton, SD | $243 | $226 | — | 124 min | — |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $248 | $254 | — | 100 min | — |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory, SD | $251 | $100 | — | 140 min | 14.3% |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton, SD | $251 | $100 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | 15.4% |
| Sanford Hospital Webster – Cah | Webster, SD | $254 | $235 | — | 111 min | 14.7% |
| Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic | Miller, SD | $256 | $206 | — | 114 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. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.