Echocardiogram with and without contrast cost in South Dakota

Prices at 37 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,022 — 67% above the US median ($611), roughly 10.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Marshall County Healthcare Center-CAH Britton, SD $358 $220 105 min 14.7%
Dunes Surgical Hospital Dakota Dunes, SD $375 $513 15.3%
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $404 $356 14.9%
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center-CAH Wessington Springs, SD $508 $472 138 min 14.8%
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital-CAH De Smet, SD $534 $453 119 min
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $581 118 min 15.0%
St Michael's Hospital-CAH Tyndall, SD $582 $541 116 min 14.9%
Avera St Mary's Hospital Pierre, SD $636 $483 ★ 2/5 129 min 14.3%
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $699 $1,023 ★ 4/5 100 min 13.7%
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Yankton, SD $700 $626 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.4%
Avera Gregory Hospital Gregory, SD $700 $626 140 min 14.3%
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $772 $746 ★ 4/5 123 min 15.2%
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $772 $746 125 min 14.8%
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH Armour, SD $785 $870 115 min 15.1%
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD $842 $742 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.6%
Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH Webster, SD $926 $860 111 min 14.7%
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH Canton, SD $965 $895 124 min
Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and Clinic Miller, SD $1,009 $875 114 min 14.9%
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD $1,022 $751 ★ 3/5 160 min 14.5%
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD $1,022 $991 99 min 14.5%
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $1,022 $991 134 min 14.6%
Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD $1,022 $1,002 134 min 15.7%
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $1,037 $962 87 min 15.6%
Sanford Usd Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $1,051 $476 ★ 5/5 196 min 14.5%
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish, SD $1,065 $5,915 ★ 4/5 140 min 14.2%

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 July 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)
$1,052
Cash / self-pay
$1,022
Insurer-negotiated
$875
Medicare pays
$101
$524$1,445
Median cash $1,022  ·  Medicare $101  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,022 — about 10.1× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,052 list price could save about $30 (3%).

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