US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Cc in South Dakota

MS-DRG 418: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with cc

$62,040typical hospital bill
$13,662typical amount paid
$13,230–$16,660range paid across 3 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $62,040 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 Falls24$60,929$13,230
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls38$62,040$13,662
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City27$74,633$16,660

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.