Prices at 39 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$111
Chargemaster (median)
$114
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$86
Medicare pays
$10
$50$222
Median cash $111 · Medicare $10 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $50 – $222. The median cash price is about 11.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes, SD | $16 | $17 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City, SD | $41 | $37 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer, SD | $41 | $40 | — | 134 min | 15.7% |
| Sanford Canton-inwood Medical Center – Cah | Canton, SD | $46 | $42 | — | 124 min | — |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield, SD | $53 | $59 | ★ 4/5 | 99 min | 15.0% |
| Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health | Milbank, SD | $58 | $61 | — | 125 min | 14.8% |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen, SD | $58 | $61 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $62 | $65 | — | 100 min | — |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton, SD | $74 | $10 | — | 118 min | 15.0% |
| Sanford Hospital Webster – Cah | Webster, SD | $79 | $74 | — | 111 min | 14.7% |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis, SD | $88 | $40 | — | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Monument Health Lead-deadwood Hospital | Deadwood, SD | $88 | $40 | — | 99 min | 14.5% |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $91 | $85 | — | 87 min | 15.6% |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish, SD | $92 | $22 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.2% |
| Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic | Miller, SD | $93 | $81 | — | 114 min | 14.9% |
| Marshall County Healthcare Center – Cah | Britton, SD | $101 | $66 | — | 105 min | 14.7% |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital – Cah | Philip, SD | $105 | $102 | — | 92 min | 15.6% |
| Avera Flandreau Hospital – Cah | Flandreau, SD | $111 | $83 | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | Sioux Falls, SD | $111 | $97 | — | — | 14.9% |
| Eureka Community Health Services – Cah | Eureka, SD | $113 | $105 | — | 126 min | 14.7% |
| Freeman Medical Center – Cah | Freeman, SD | $113 | $105 | — | 126 min | 14.7% |
| Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation | Scotland, SD | $113 | $105 | — | — | — |
| Bowdle Hospital – Cah | Bowdle, SD | $120 | $108 | — | 98 min | — |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital-cah | Armour, SD | $127 | $123 | — | 115 min | 15.1% |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center – Cah | Winner, SD | $130 | $111 | — | 108 min | 15.1% |
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.