US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc in South Dakota

MS-DRG 516: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures with cc

$82,067typical hospital bill
$16,656typical amount paid
$15,513–$20,647range paid across 3 hospitals

South Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $82,067 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 McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls19$70,563$15,513
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls16$82,067$16,656
Monument Health Rapid City HospitalRapid City12$107,213$20,647

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.