US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc in South Dakota

MS-DRG 981: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with mcc

$151,081typical hospital bill
$40,140typical amount paid
$39,901–$45,874range paid across 3 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $151,081 for this stay in 2024, about 3.8 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
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls35$151,081$39,901
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls34$216,826$40,140
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City36$143,496$45,874

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.