Prices at 35 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$129
Chargemaster (median)
$148
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$109
Medicare pays
$22
$45$240
Median cash $129 · Medicare $22 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $45 – $240. The median cash price is about 5.9× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes, SD | $35 | $34 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City, SD | $44 | $37 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer, SD | $44 | $43 | — | 134 min | 15.7% |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish, SD | $44 | $38 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.2% |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $51 | $53 | — | 100 min | — |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $51 | $50 | — | 87 min | 15.6% |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center – Cah | Winner, SD | $62 | $53 | — | 108 min | 15.1% |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton, SD | $73 | $22 | — | 118 min | 15.0% |
| Sanford Canton-inwood Medical Center – Cah | Canton, SD | $103 | $56 | — | 124 min | — |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital – Cah | Philip, SD | $110 | $107 | — | 92 min | 15.6% |
| Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital – Cah | De Smet, SD | $112 | $94 | — | 119 min | — |
| Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center – Cah | Wessington Springs, SD | $112 | $104 | — | 138 min | 14.8% |
| Avera Queen Of Peace | Mitchell, SD | $112 | $79 | ★ 4/5 | 103 min | 14.4% |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital-cah | Armour, SD | $115 | $124 | — | 115 min | 15.1% |
| Platte Health Center | Platte, SD | $120 | $109 | — | 128 min | 14.8% |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield, SD | $126 | $141 | ★ 4/5 | 99 min | 15.0% |
| St Michael's Hospital – Cah | Tyndall, SD | $129 | $120 | — | 116 min | 14.9% |
| Avera St Benedict Health Center – Cah | Parkston, SD | $131 | $111 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | 14.2% |
| Avera St Mary's Hospital | Pierre, SD | $134 | $102 | ★ 2/5 | 129 min | 14.3% |
| Wagner Community Memorial Hospital – Cah | Wagner, SD | $137 | $129 | — | 116 min | 15.5% |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen, SD | $139 | $134 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health | Milbank, SD | $139 | $134 | — | 125 min | 14.8% |
| Sanford Hospital Webster – Cah | Webster, SD | $170 | $62 | — | 111 min | 14.7% |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory, SD | $178 | $159 | — | 140 min | 14.3% |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton, SD | $178 | $159 | ★ 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. 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.