Thoracentesis cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $224.50 to $2,570.10, with a median of $1,842.00. The lowest price is at Brookings Health System (Brookings). The highest price is 11.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,842.00, is 50% above the US median of $1,224.53.
- That is 2.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($640.89).
- South Dakota ranks 47th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 32555. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$224.50Brookings Health System
Median$1,842.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,570.10in South Dakota
Lowest saves$1,617.50vs the median
Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookings Health System lowest Brookings · Brookings, SD Thoracentesis w Guide | $224.50 | $449.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton · Faulkton, SD 32555 THORACENTESIS - PROVIDER FEE | $480.19 | $533.54 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Mobridge Regional Hospital Mobridge · Mobridge, SD Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $824.00 | $824.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital Armour · Armour, SD SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $865.80 | $962.00 | Jan 9, 2026 source file |
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah Viborg · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ED 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,033.00 | $1,033.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Webster Hospital Webster · Webster, SD ED 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,148.80 | $1,436.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Madison Community Hospital Madison · Madison, SD HC Thoracentesis Needle/Cath Pleura W/Imaging | $1,404.00 | $1,404.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN ED 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,624.00 | $2,030.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake, SD SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,804.00 | $2,255.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,880.00 | $2,350.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD ED 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,932.80 | $2,416.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer · Rapid City, SD Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,989.60 | $2,487.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood · Spearfish, SD Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,989.60 | $2,487.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,989.60 | $2,487.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish · Spearfish, SD Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,989.60 | $2,487.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Rapid City, SD Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | $1,989.60 | $2,487.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD ED 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $2,495.20 | $3,119.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Huron Regional Medical Center Huron · Huron, SD Thoracentesis w/Imaging | $2,570.10 | $4,283.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City, SD | 3 | $1,989.60 | $1,989.60 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 3 | $1,033.00 | $1,624.00 |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $1,989.60 | $1,989.60 |
| Armour, SD | 1 | $865.80 | $865.80 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 1 | $2,495.20 | $2,495.20 |
| Brookings, SD | 1 | $224.50 | $224.50 |
| Chamberlain, SD | 1 | $1,932.80 | $1,932.80 |
| Clear Lake, SD | 1 | $1,804.00 | $1,804.00 |
| Faulkton, SD | 1 | $480.19 | $480.19 |
| Huron, SD | 1 | $2,570.10 | $2,570.10 |
| Madison, SD | 1 | $1,404.00 | $1,404.00 |
| Mobridge, SD | 1 | $824.00 | $824.00 |
| Webster, SD | 1 | $1,148.80 | $1,148.80 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What thoracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thoracentesis explained.
Thoracentesis with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,055.53
- Alaska$2,211.30
- Arizona$1,106.95
- Arkansas$925.00
- California$2,033.20
- Colorado$1,250.95
- Connecticut$1,253.00
- Delaware$1,784.75
- District of Columbia$1,228.69, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,874.28
- Georgia$1,410.41
- Hawaii$1,434.00
- Idaho$1,155.70
- Illinois$1,250.00
- Indiana$1,095.50
- Iowa$983.20
- Kansas$969.83
- Kentucky$978.22
- Louisiana$646.80
- Maine$686.40
- Maryland$1,249.16
- Massachusetts$1,787.00
- Michigan$1,092.18
- Minnesota$926.91
- Mississippi$843.94
- Missouri$1,022.79
- Montana$927.54
- Nebraska$939.00
- Nevada$1,259.58
- New Hampshire$1,063.30
- New Jersey$1,782.00
- New Mexico$1,229.41
- New York$1,282.00
- North Carolina$1,029.60
- North Dakota$792.75
- Ohio$1,737.60
- Oklahoma$684.00
- Oregon$1,534.65
- Pennsylvania$1,474.38
- Puerto Rico$600.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,714.65
- South Carolina$1,404.00
- Tennessee$633.65
- Texas$1,410.82
- Utah$1,018.79
- Vermont$1,258.00
- Virginia$1,321.80
- Washington$1,321.84
- West Virginia$1,250.40
- Wisconsin$1,200.00
- Wyoming$1,088.89
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.