US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Cc in South Dakota

MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc

$91,374typical hospital bill
$19,646typical amount paid
$17,651–$29,714range paid across 3 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,374 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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 Falls38$91,374$17,651
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls12$91,288$19,646
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City11$127,980$29,714

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.