Emergency department visit cost in South Dakota

Prices at 40 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $658 — 14% above the US median ($579), roughly 9.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Winner Regional Healthcare Center-CAH Winner, SD $123 $181 108 min 15.1%
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $185 $199 ★ 4/5 100 min 13.7%
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $261 $78 118 min 15.0%
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $293 $226 14.9%
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield, SD $342 $367 ★ 4/5 99 min 15.0%
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation Scotland, SD $400 $352
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $416 $387 ★ 4/5 123 min 15.2%
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $416 $387 125 min 14.8%
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH Armour, SD $456 $431 115 min 15.1%
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic Miller, SD $498 $472 114 min 14.9%
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%
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $595 $504 134 min 14.6%
Avera Dells Area Hospital-CAH Dell Rapids, SD $603 $399 105 min 15.1%
Eureka Community Health Services-CAH Eureka, SD $642 $597 126 min 14.7%
Freeman Medical Center-CAH Freeman, SD $642 $597 126 min 14.7%
Avera Flandreau Hospital-CAH Flandreau, SD $651 $453 112 min 15.2%
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital-CAH Philip, SD $656 $640 92 min 15.6%
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital-CAH De Smet, SD $657 $577 119 min
Avera Queen of Peace Mitchell, SD $657 $346 ★ 4/5 103 min 14.4%
Avera St Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD $660 $340 ★ 2/5 129 min 14.3%
Bowdle Hospital-CAH Bowdle, SD $690 $539 98 min
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD $712 $554 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.6%
Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH Webster, SD $717 $555 111 min 14.7%
Marshall County Healthcare Center-CAH Britton, SD $741 $313 105 min 14.7%

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)
$684
Cash / self-pay
$658
Insurer-negotiated
$530
Medicare pays
$69
$337$852
Median cash $658  ·  Medicare $69  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $658 — about 9.5× 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 $684 list price could save about $25 (4%).

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