Prices at 27 hospitals in South Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $614 — 26% above the US median ($489), roughly 5.3× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunes Surgical Hospital | Dakota Dunes, SD | $168 | $178 | — | — | 15.3% |
| Brookings Health System | Brookings, SD | $308 | $450 | ★ 4/5 | 100 min | 13.7% |
| Marshall County Healthcare Center-CAH | Britton, SD | $496 | $363 | — | 105 min | 14.7% |
| Landmann Jungman Memorial Hospital Corporation | Scotland, SD | $503 | $467 | — | — | — |
| Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital | Sioux Falls, SD | $546 | $366 | — | — | 14.9% |
| Eureka Community Health Services-CAH | Eureka, SD | $559 | $519 | — | 126 min | 14.7% |
| Freeman Medical Center-CAH | Freeman, SD | $559 | $519 | — | 126 min | 14.7% |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City, SD | $577 | $387 | ★ 3/5 | 160 min | 14.5% |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis, SD | $577 | $560 | — | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer, SD | $577 | $565 | — | 134 min | 15.7% |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital-CAH | Philip, SD | $593 | $578 | — | 92 min | 15.6% |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish, SD | $601 | $565 | ★ 4/5 | 140 min | 14.2% |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton, SD | $614 | $549 | ★ 3/5 | 116 min | 15.4% |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory, SD | $614 | $549 | — | 140 min | 14.3% |
| Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center-CAH | Canton, SD | $722 | $670 | — | 124 min | — |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital-CAH | Armour, SD | $726 | $789 | — | 115 min | 15.1% |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $731 | $679 | — | 87 min | 15.6% |
| Sanford Medical Center Aberdeen | Aberdeen, SD | $742 | $654 | ★ 4/5 | 134 min | 14.6% |
| Avera St Benedict Health Center-CAH | Parkston, SD | $747 | $633 | ★ 5/5 | 110 min | 14.2% |
| Sanford Hospital Webster-CAH | Webster, SD | $783 | $727 | — | 111 min | 14.7% |
| Wagner Community Memorial Hospital-CAH | Wagner, SD | $915 | $861 | — | 116 min | 15.5% |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield, SD | $945 | $1,056 | ★ 4/5 | 99 min | 15.0% |
| Sanford Usd Medical Center | Sioux Falls, SD | $985 | $446 | ★ 5/5 | 196 min | 14.5% |
| Bennett County Hospital and Nursing Home-CAH | Martin, SD | $985 | — | — | 78 min | — |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center-CAH | Winner, SD | $1,005 | $854 | — | 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)
Typical cash price here is $614 — about 5.3× the Medicare rate ($117). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($234).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $702 list price could save about $87 (12%).
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