Electrocardiogram (EKG) cost in South Dakota

Prices at 41 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $231 — 44% above the US median ($161), roughly 27.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Dunes Surgical Hospital Dakota Dunes, SD $94 $80 — — —
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $95 $77 ★ 4/5 97 min —
Winner Regional Healthcare Center-CAH Winner, SD $124 $90 — 109 min —
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital-CAH De Smet, SD $141 $88 — 120 min —
Marshall County Healthcare Center-CAH Britton, SD $144 $18 — 105 min —
St Michael's Hospital-CAH Tyndall, SD $148 $120 — 112 min —
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield, SD $163 $182 ★ 4/5 102 min —
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD $165 $266 — 90 min —
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $165 $266 — 132 min —
Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD $166 $273 — 132 min —
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH Martin, SD $176 — — 80 min —
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $180 $191 ★ 4/5 126 min —
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $180 $191 — 126 min —
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $184 $136 — 122 min —
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD $188 $94 ★ 5/5 110 min —
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $189 $166 — — —
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation Scotland, SD $191 $178 — — —
Platte Health Center Platte, SD $215 $195 — 128 min —
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center-CAH Wessington Springs, SD $228 $212 — 126 min —
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD $228 $157 ★ 4/5 120 min —
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH Armour, SD $231 $143 — 118 min —
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH Canton, SD $243 $226 — 124 min —
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $248 $254 — 93 min —
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Yankton, SD $251 $100 ★ 3/5 117 min —
Avera Gregory Hospital Gregory, SD $251 $100 — 139 min —

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 October 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)
$259
Cash / self-pay
$231
Insurer-negotiated
$193
Medicare pays
$8
$144$331
Median cash $231  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $231 — about 27.7× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $259 list price could save about $27 (11%).

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