Level 3 ER visit cost in Sioux Falls, SD
In Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for emergency room visit, level 3 of 5, low-complexity problem: from $658.40 to $864.80, with a median of $840.80. The lowest listed price is at Sanford Luverne Medical Center — $182.40 less than the median here. Across South Dakota, the median is $762.40 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 99283, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Sioux Falls, SD-MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center lowest Luverne, MN · (507) 283-2321 ED 99283 EMER CASE LEVEL III | $658.40 | $823.00 | $199.25–$778.56 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD · (605) 764-1500 ED 99283 EMER CASE LEVEL III | $840.80 | $1,051.00 | $359.44–$945.90 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls, SD · (605) 333-1000 ED 99283 EMER CASE LEVEL III | $864.80 | $1,081.00 | $70.24–$972.90 | 20% | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $658.40, median $840.80, highest $864.80 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $840.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is the middle of five emergency department visit levels, used for a problem of low complexity, for example one that needs a few basic tests. The level is assigned after the visit: doctors pick it by the complexity of their medical decision making, and hospitals pick the facility level by the care and resources used, so a patient cannot choose it in advance.
What the price covers
The hospital price for this code is the facility fee for the ER visit. The emergency physician bills separately, and lab tests, imaging, medicines and procedures are added on top.