CMS Price Transparency Data

New patient office visit (30-44 min)

Facility: Sanford Usd Medical Center

Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$109

about 0.9× the $118 Medicare rate · typically $78–$119

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$109

About the fair price

0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $118 Fair price $109 This hospital $109 Cash price $369 Hospital's list price $462

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How this hospital compares to other SD hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other SD hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $87 Priciest $281

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SD hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $109 (about 0.9× the $118 Medicare rate). Sanford Usd Medical Center charges insurers about $109, or about $369 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Sioux Falls, SD.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$109 - $596	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$109 - $146	93%
Aetnamajor	$109 - $517	93%
Health Net	$222 - $608	189%
HealthPartners	$83 - $264	71%
Medica	$166 - $487	141%
Sanford Health Plan	$65 - $240	55%
Security Health Plan	$136 - $372	116%
UCare	$108 - $475	92%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$111 - $608

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 369), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 99203.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Sanford Usd Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 99203.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Sanford Usd Medical Center

Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other SD hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.