Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC
216 Anamaria Dr, Rapid City, SD 57703 · 90 Priced Procedures · 89% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 20% below the fair benchmark (0.80×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
5-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.80× fair market pricing.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.7× Medicare, p50 0.79× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.95× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 20% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.80×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 33% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- 5-Star CMS clinical rating with 89% patient recommendation (82/100 safety score)
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.80× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Captive ER (1.0×) & laboratory (1.4×) services average 1.43× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.7×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.95×) jump +20% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.79×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 7,741) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 90 published procedures.
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Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your entered amount is at or below the modeled Fair BaseRate benchmark ($30,775).
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-07-09·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2023-04-27·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2022-12-30·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (525 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Black Hills Surgical Hospital LLC.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.