Prices at 38 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$86
Chargemaster (median)
$88
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$77
Medicare pays
$7
$35$155
Median cash $86 · Medicare $7 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $35 – $155. The median cash price is about 12.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes, SD | $12 | $15 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield, SD | $28 | $31 | ★ 4/5 | 99 min | 15.0% |
| Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health | Milbank, SD | $31 | $30 | — | 125 min | 14.8% |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen, SD | $31 | $30 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Sanford Canton-inwood Medical Center – Cah | Canton, SD | $38 | $35 | — | 124 min | — |
| Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation | Scotland, SD | $55 | $51 | — | — | — |
| Avera Queen Of Peace | Mitchell, SD | $58 | $41 | ★ 4/5 | 103 min | 14.4% |
| Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital – Cah | De Smet, SD | $59 | $50 | — | 119 min | — |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $62 | $64 | — | 100 min | — |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $66 | $62 | — | 87 min | 15.6% |
| Sanford Hospital Webster – Cah | Webster, SD | $72 | $67 | — | 111 min | 14.7% |
| Avera Dells Area Hospital – Cah | Dell Rapids, SD | $73 | $60 | — | 105 min | 15.1% |
| Bowdle Hospital – Cah | Bowdle, SD | $81 | $73 | — | 98 min | — |
| Monument Health Lead-deadwood Hospital | Deadwood, SD | $83 | $81 | — | 99 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis, SD | $83 | $81 | — | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City, SD | $83 | $66 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer, SD | $83 | $81 | — | 134 min | 15.7% |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital – Cah | Philip, SD | $86 | $84 | — | 92 min | 15.6% |
| St Michael's Hospital – Cah | Tyndall, SD | $86 | $80 | — | 116 min | 14.9% |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish, SD | $87 | $23 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.2% |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton, SD | $88 | $8 | — | 118 min | 15.0% |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | Sioux Falls, SD | $88 | $78 | — | — | 14.9% |
| Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic | Miller, SD | $88 | $77 | — | 114 min | 14.9% |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton, SD | $100 | $89 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | 15.4% |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory, SD | $100 | $89 | — | 140 min | 14.3% |
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.