Prices at 39 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files.
Cash / self-pay (median)
$341
Chargemaster (median)
$386
Insurer-negotiated (median)
$332
Medicare pays
$32
$260$602
Median cash $341 · Medicare $32 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Typical cash range: $260 – $602. The median cash price is about 10.6× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes, SD | $139 | $110 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | Sioux Falls, SD | $183 | $71 | — | — | 14.9% |
| St Michael's Hospital – Cah | Tyndall, SD | $211 | $197 | — | 116 min | 14.9% |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield, SD | $230 | $257 | ★ 4/5 | 99 min | 15.0% |
| Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen | Aberdeen, SD | $268 | $236 | ★ 4/5 | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton, SD | $275 | — | — | 118 min | 15.0% |
| Avera Heart Hospital Of South Dakota | Sioux Falls, SD | $282 | $148 | ★ 5/5 | 108 min | 13.8% |
| Avera Flandreau Hospital – Cah | Flandreau, SD | $284 | $202 | — | 112 min | 15.2% |
| Sanford Hospital Webster – Cah | Webster, SD | $309 | $287 | — | 111 min | 14.7% |
| Sanford Canton-inwood Medical Center – Cah | Canton, SD | $312 | $290 | — | 124 min | — |
| Marshall County Healthcare Center – Cah | Britton, SD | $318 | $196 | — | 105 min | 14.7% |
| Avera St Lukes | Aberdeen, SD | $320 | $306 | ★ 4/5 | 123 min | 15.2% |
| Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health | Milbank, SD | $320 | $306 | — | 125 min | 14.8% |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center – Cah | Winner, SD | $324 | $275 | — | 108 min | 15.1% |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital – Cah | Philip, SD | $334 | $326 | — | 92 min | 15.6% |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $338 | $348 | — | 100 min | — |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer, SD | $341 | $334 | — | 134 min | 15.7% |
| Monument Health Lead-deadwood Hospital | Deadwood, SD | $341 | $331 | — | 99 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City, SD | $341 | $228 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis, SD | $341 | $331 | — | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish, SD | $356 | $335 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.2% |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $363 | $337 | — | 87 min | 15.6% |
| Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation | Scotland, SD | $375 | $349 | — | — | — |
| Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital And Clinic | Miller, SD | $404 | $350 | — | 114 min | 14.9% |
| Sanford Usd Medical Center | Sioux Falls, SD | $404 | $183 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | 14.5% |
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.