Nuclear cardiac stress test cost in Sioux Falls, SD

Prices at 3 hospitals in Sioux Falls, SD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $5,011 — 58% above the US median ($3,174), roughly 11.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital Sioux Falls, SD $1,470 $1,292 — — —
Sanford Usd Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD $5,011 $2,271 ★ 5/5 207 min —
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota Sioux Falls, SD $7,210 $4,178 ★ 5/5 110 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)
$6,264
Cash / self-pay
$5,011
Insurer-negotiated
$2,271
Medicare pays
$428
$2,178$6,770
Median cash $5,011  ·  Medicare $428  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $5,011 — about 11.7× the Medicare rate ($428). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($856).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $6,264 list price could save about $1,253 (20%).

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Doctors who perform this in Sioux Falls

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Adam Stys, MDInterventional CardiologySioux Falls, SD462
Tomasz Stys, M.D.Interventional CardiologySioux Falls, SD349
Christopher Paa, MDCardiologySioux Falls, SD314
Marian Petrasko, M.D.Interventional CardiologySioux Falls, SD284
John Wagener, M.D.Interventional CardiologySioux Falls, SD276
Orvar Jonsson, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant CardiologySioux Falls, SD248
Kelly Steffen, DOCardiologySioux Falls, SD217
Drew Messerschmidt, M.D.CardiologySioux Falls, SD192
Jeremy Scott, M.D.Interventional CardiologySioux Falls, SD183
Naveen Rajpurohit, M.D.CardiologySioux Falls, SD180
Sherrie Brooks, D.O.,FACC,FACOICardiologySioux Falls, SD167
Anurag Bajaj, M.D.CardiologySioux Falls, SD164

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