Pregnancy blood test (hCG) cost in South Dakota

Prices at 41 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $142 — 104% above the US median ($70), roughly 18.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH Canton, SD $47 $44 124 min
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH Martin, SD $55 78 min
Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH Webster, SD $66 $62 111 min 14.7%
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $79 $74 87 min 15.6%
St Michael's Hospital-CAH Tyndall, SD $80 $74 116 min 14.9%
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $80 $83 100 min
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $98 $143 ★ 4/5 100 min 13.7%
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield, SD $103 $115 ★ 4/5 99 min 15.0%
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $107 $8 118 min 15.0%
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%
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $113 $109 ★ 4/5 123 min 15.2%
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $113 $109 125 min 14.8%
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation Scotland, SD $114 $106
Avera Flandreau Hospital-CAH Flandreau, SD $124 $94 112 min 15.2%
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $129 $113 14.9%
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center-CAH Wessington Springs, SD $130 $121 138 min 14.8%
Avera St Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD $137 $104 ★ 2/5 129 min 14.3%
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD $142 $114 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.5%
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD $142 $138 99 min 14.5%
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $142 $138 134 min 14.6%
Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD $142 $138 134 min 15.7%
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Yankton, SD $143 $127 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.4%
Avera Gregory Hospital Gregory, SD $143 $127 140 min 14.3%
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital-CAH Philip, SD $145 $141 92 min 15.6%

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 August 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)
$142
Cash / self-pay
$142
Insurer-negotiated
$114
Medicare pays
$8
$77$211
Median cash $142  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $142 — about 18.9× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($15).

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