X-ray of the lower leg cost in South Dakota

Prices at 41 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $389 — 60% above the US median ($243), roughly 12.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dunes Surgical Hospital Dakota Dunes, SD $139 $110 15.3%
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $185 $74 14.9%
St Michael's Hospital-CAH Tyndall, SD $206 $191 116 min 14.9%
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield, SD $230 $257 ★ 4/5 99 min 15.0%
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $258 $377 ★ 4/5 100 min 13.7%
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%
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $291 118 min 15.0%
Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH Webster, SD $309 $287 111 min 14.7%
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH Canton, SD $310 $287 124 min
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $321 $307 ★ 4/5 123 min 15.2%
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $321 $307 125 min 14.8%
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH Martin, SD $332 78 min
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $338 $348 100 min
Marshall County Healthcare Center-CAH Britton, SD $341 $211 105 min 14.7%
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD $342 $302 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.6%
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic Miller, SD $358 $311 114 min 14.9%
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $363 $337 87 min 15.6%
Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital-CAH Philip, SD $380 $371 92 min 15.6%
Winner Regional Healthcare Center-CAH Winner, SD $387 $329 108 min 15.1%
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD $389 $261 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.5%
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD $389 $377 99 min 14.5%
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $389 $377 134 min 14.6%
Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD $389 $381 134 min 15.7%
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Yankton, SD $401 $358 ★ 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. Data last updated June 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)
$406
Cash / self-pay
$389
Insurer-negotiated
$358
Medicare pays
$31
$258$664
Median cash $389  ·  Medicare $31  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $389 — about 12.4× the Medicare rate ($31). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($63).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $406 list price could save about $17 (4%).

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