US Health Care Costs

Dysequilibrium in South Dakota

MS-DRG 149: Dysequilibrium

$33,076typical hospital bill
$6,544typical amount paid
$6,348–$7,200range paid across 3 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,076 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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 McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls20$33,076$6,348
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls13$25,631$6,544
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City14$40,451$7,200

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.