MRI of the mid-back (thoracic spine) with contrast Cost in South Dakota

Prices at 9 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,294 — 51% above the US median ($2,177), roughly 12.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Dunes Surgical Hospital	Dakota Dunes, SD	$589	$734	—	—	15.3%
Brookings Health System	Brookings, SD	$2,929	$4,288	★ 4/5	100 min	13.7%
Sanford Usd Medical Center	Sioux Falls, SD	$3,153	$1,429	★ 5/5	196 min	14.5%
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center	Chamberlain, SD	$3,240	$3,007	—	87 min	15.6%
Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen	Aberdeen, SD	$3,348	$2,953	★ 4/5	134 min	14.6%
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center	Clear Lake, SD	$3,414	$3,501	—	100 min	—
Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH	Webster, SD	$3,603	$3,344	—	111 min	14.7%
Winner Regional Healthcare Center-CAH	Winner, SD	$4,616	$3,924	—	108 min	15.1%

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)

$4,227

Cash / self-pay

$3,294

Insurer-negotiated

$3,007

Medicare pays

$271

$2,227$3,907

Median cash $3,294 · Medicare $271 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $3,294 — about 12.1× the Medicare rate ($271). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($542).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $4,227 list price could save about $933 (22%).

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