Emergency department visit (level 3) cost in South Dakota

Prices at 40 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $813 — 36% above the US median ($598), roughly 11.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Winner Regional Healthcare Center-CAH Winner, SD $123 $111 108 min 15.1%
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $169 $195 ★ 4/5 100 min 13.7%
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $271 $90 118 min 15.0%
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield, SD $286 $263 ★ 4/5 99 min 15.0%
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation Scotland, SD $400 $322
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $507 $352 ★ 4/5 123 min 15.2%
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $507 $352 125 min 14.8%
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $515 $345 14.9%
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH Armour, SD $536 $370 115 min 15.1%
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH Martin, SD $550 78 min
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD $577 $344 ★ 5/5 108 min 13.8%
Avera Dells Area Hospital-CAH Dell Rapids, SD $603 $431 105 min 15.1%
Avera Flandreau Hospital-CAH Flandreau, SD $651 $328 112 min 15.2%
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital-CAH Philip, SD $656 $640 92 min 15.6%
Bowdle Hospital-CAH Bowdle, SD $690 $539 98 min
Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD $706 $147 ★ 4/5 103 min 14.4%
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD $712 $628 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.6%
Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH Webster, SD $717 $665 111 min 14.7%
Avera St Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD $801 $445 ★ 2/5 129 min 14.3%
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $808 $750 87 min 15.6%
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD $817 $578 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.5%
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD $817 $792 99 min 14.5%
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $817 $792 134 min 14.6%
Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD $817 $792 134 min 15.7%
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Yankton, SD $822 $662 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.4%

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)
$832
Cash / self-pay
$813
Insurer-negotiated
$640
Medicare pays
$69
$388$932
Median cash $813  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $813 — about 11.7× the Medicare rate ($69). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($139).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $832 list price could save about $20 (2%).

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