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South Dakota Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across South Dakota healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 12
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price −3% near the U.S. average
How South Dakota prices compare 142 procedures · −3% vs U.S. median
Hip or knee replacement
U.S. median
$19,245
In South Dakota
$17,338
$1,907 less here
U.S.
SD

Across 142 shoppable procedures, South Dakota hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs South Dakota

Best value: Mobridge Regional Hospital - Cah (Mobridge) — about 27% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in South Dakota

Across the 21 South Dakota hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

UnitedHealthcare 19 of 21 hospitals
Blue Cross Blue Shield 18 of 21 hospitals
Aetna 9 of 21 hospitals
Humana 5 of 21 hospitals
Cigna 4 of 21 hospitals

Also negotiating in South Dakota: Sanford Health Plan (17) · Medica (15) · HealthPartners (12) · Health Net (8) · UCare (7) · Security Health Plan (7).

All hospitals in South Dakota

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse South Dakota by area

Local price pages for each South Dakota metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in South Dakota

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in South Dakota.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published June 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →