US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in South Dakota

MS-DRG 220: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$198,795typical hospital bill
$40,399typical amount paid
$37,098–$43,700range paid across 2 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $198,795 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Avera Heart Hospital of South DakotaSioux Falls23$209,461$37,098
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls21$188,128$43,700

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.