Emergency department visit (level 2) cost in South Dakota

Prices at 40 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $504 — 44% above the US median ($351), roughly 12.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $111 $109 ★ 4/5 100 min 13.7%
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $182 $55 118 min 15.0%
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield, SD $216 $195 ★ 4/5 99 min 15.0%
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation Scotland, SD $229 $213
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH Armour, SD $253 $273 115 min 15.1%
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $293 $196 14.9%
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD $330 $197 ★ 5/5 108 min 13.8%
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH Martin, SD $347 78 min
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $416 $288 ★ 4/5 123 min 15.2%
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $416 $288 125 min 14.8%
Avera Dells Area Hospital-CAH Dell Rapids, SD $447 $367 105 min 15.1%
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital-CAH Philip, SD $452 $441 92 min 15.6%
Bowdle Hospital-CAH Bowdle, SD $483 $435 98 min
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $483 $498 100 min
Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH Webster, SD $489 $454 111 min 14.7%
Marshall County Healthcare Center-CAH Britton, SD $489 $301 105 min 14.7%
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH Canton, SD $494 $459 124 min
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic Miller, SD $498 $432 114 min 14.9%
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $503 $467 87 min 15.6%
Avera Flandreau Hospital-CAH Flandreau, SD $504 $380 112 min 15.2%
Avera St Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD $505 $281 ★ 2/5 129 min 14.3%
Sanford Usd Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $508 $230 ★ 5/5 196 min 14.5%
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD $509 $360 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.5%
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD $509 $494 99 min 14.5%
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $509 $494 134 min 14.6%

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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$517
Cash / self-pay
$504
Insurer-negotiated
$441
Medicare pays
$40
$228$642
Median cash $504  ·  Medicare $40  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $504 — about 12.5× the Medicare rate ($40). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($81).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $517 list price could save about $13 (2%).

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