Lumbar facet injection cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance: from $191.89 to $2,035.20, with a median of $1,980.79. The lowest price is at Faulkton Area Medical Center (Faulkton). The highest price is 10.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,980.79, is 29% above the US median of $1,538.11.
- That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($903.63).
- South Dakota ranks 34th of 48 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 13 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 64493. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$191.89Faulkton Area Medical Center
Median$1,980.79half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,035.20in South Dakota
Lowest saves$1,788.90vs the median
Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faulkton Area Medical Center lowest Faulkton · Faulkton, SD PARA VERTEBRAL LUMBAR JOINT | $191.89 | $213.21 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Madison Community Hospital Madison · Madison, SD HC Inj Dx/Ther Agnt Paravert Facet Joint,Img Guide,Lumbar/Sac, 1st Level | $342.00 | $342.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Mobridge Regional Hospital Mobridge · Mobridge, SD Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital Armour · Armour, SD INJ AGNT JOINT LUM SAC 1ST LVL | $1,113.30 | $1,237.00 | Jan 9, 2026 source file |
| Huron Regional Medical Center Huron · Huron, SD Injection, Facet Joint,Lumbar/Sacral,1st level | $1,215.90 | $2,026.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen · Aberdeen, SD SURG 64493 INJ DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $1,857.60 | $2,322.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD INJECTION FACET LUMBAR OR SACRAL-SIN | $1,980.79 | $3,301.31 | Jan 30, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer · Rapid City, SD Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,984.00 | $2,480.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood · Spearfish, SD Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,984.00 | $2,480.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,984.00 | $2,480.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish · Spearfish, SD Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,984.00 | $2,480.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Rapid City, SD Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level | $1,984.00 | $2,480.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN SURG 64493 INJ DX/THER AGT PVRT FACET JT LMBR/SAC 1 LEVEL | $2,035.20 | $2,544.00 | Mar 4, 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 | 4 | $1,980.79 | $1,984.00 |
| Spearfish, SD | 2 | $1,984.00 | $1,984.00 |
| Armour, SD | 1 | $1,113.30 | $1,113.30 |
| Aberdeen, SD | 1 | $1,857.60 | $1,857.60 |
| Faulkton, SD | 1 | $191.89 | $191.89 |
| Huron, SD | 1 | $1,215.90 | $1,215.90 |
| Madison, SD | 1 | $342.00 | $342.00 |
| Mobridge, SD | 1 | $1,074.00 | $1,074.00 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $2,035.20 | $2,035.20 |
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 lumbar facet injection is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lumbar facet injection explained.
Facet joint injection, lower back, one level, with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,074.14
- Alaska$2,264.54
- Arizona$1,226.64
- Arkansas$913.06
- California$2,059.20
- Colorado$1,188.86
- Connecticut$2,618.94
- Delaware$3,859.80
- District of Columbia$2,054.04, 3 hospitals
- Florida$2,237.58
- Georgia$2,155.95
- Hawaii$1,545.00
- Idaho$1,457.26
- Illinois$1,550.00
- Indiana$1,156.05
- Iowa$1,360.43
- Kansas$1,012.00
- Kentucky$1,231.22
- Louisiana$720.00
- Maine$1,078.44
- Maryland$792.73, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$2,466.10
- Michigan$1,187.45
- Minnesota$1,422.85
- Mississippi$683.10
- Missouri$1,084.30
- Montana$1,119.03
- Nebraska$1,643.01
- Nevada$812.00
- New Hampshire$1,352.52
- New Jersey$2,840.72
- New Mexico$1,137.20
- New York$2,006.79
- North Carolina$1,294.20
- North Dakota$1,343.86
- Ohio$2,183.95
- Oklahoma$1,129.04
- Oregon$1,925.33
- Pennsylvania$1,440.80
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,700.00
- South Carolina$2,292.60
- Tennessee$699.82
- Texas$1,734.63
- Utah$1,307.03, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,318.00
- Virginia$1,405.25
- Washington$2,299.70
- West Virginia$1,017.50
- Wisconsin$1,530.62
- Wyoming$1,753.92
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.