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 15.3%
Brookings Health System Brookings, SD $95 $77 ★ 4/5 100 min 13.7%
Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton, SD $122 $13 118 min 15.0%
Winner Regional Healthcare Center-CAH Winner, SD $124 $90 108 min 15.1%
Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital-CAH De Smet, SD $141 $88 119 min
Marshall County Healthcare Center-CAH Britton, SD $144 $18 105 min 14.7%
St Michael's Hospital-CAH Tyndall, SD $148 $120 116 min 14.9%
Community Memorial Hospital Redfield, SD $163 $182 ★ 4/5 99 min 15.0%
Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD $165 $266 99 min 14.5%
Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD $165 $266 134 min 14.6%
Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD $166 $273 134 min 15.7%
Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH Martin, SD $176 78 min
Avera St Lukes Aberdeen, SD $180 $191 ★ 4/5 123 min 15.2%
Milbank Area Hospital/avera Health Milbank, SD $180 $191 125 min 14.8%
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD $188 $94 ★ 5/5 108 min 13.8%
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $189 $166 14.9%
Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation Scotland, SD $191 $178
Platte Health Center Platte, SD $215 $195 128 min 14.8%
Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center-CAH Wessington Springs, SD $228 $212 138 min 14.8%
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen Aberdeen, SD $228 $157 ★ 4/5 134 min 14.6%
Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH Armour, SD $231 $143 115 min 15.1%
Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH Canton, SD $243 $226 124 min
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $248 $254 100 min
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital Yankton, SD $251 $100 ★ 3/5 116 min 15.4%
Avera Gregory Hospital Gregory, SD $251 $100 140 min 14.3%

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)
$259
Cash / self-pay
$231
Insurer-negotiated
$193
Medicare pays
$8
$141$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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