Specialist consultation cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes: from $78.60 to $465.00, with a median of $255.60. The lowest price is at Black Hills Surgical Hospital (Rapid City). The highest price is 5.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $255.60, is 48% above the US median of $172.20.
- South Dakota ranks 27th of 32 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 6 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 99243. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$78.60Black Hills Surgical Hospital
Median$255.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$465.00in South Dakota
Lowest saves$177.00vs the median
Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital lowest Rapid City · Rapid City, SD CONSULTATION DETAIL | $78.60 | $131.00 | Jan 30, 2026 source file |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton · Faulkton, SD LEVEL III OFC CONS | $227.12 | $252.35 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake, SD OFFICE OP CONSULT EST LOW MDM 30 MIN | $233.60 | $292.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford USD Medical Center Sioux Falls · Sioux Falls, SD-MN OFFICE OP CONSULT EST LOW MDM 30 MIN | $277.60 | $347.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center Winner · Winner, SD OFFICE OP CONSULT NEW/EST LOW MDM 30 MIN | $347.00 | $347.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah Viborg · Sioux Falls, SD-MN OFFICE OP CONSULT NEW/EST LOW MDM 30 MIN | $465.00 | $465.00 | Apr 30, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 2 | $277.60 | $371.30 |
| Clear Lake, SD | 1 | $233.60 | $233.60 |
| Faulkton, SD | 1 | $227.12 | $227.12 |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $78.60 | $78.60 |
| Winner, SD | 1 | $347.00 | $347.00 |
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 specialist consultation is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consultation explained.
Specialist consultation, low complexity or 30+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$128.14
- Alaska$322.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$99.30
- Arkansas$108.55
- California$173.00
- Colorado$96.48
- Connecticut$370.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$287.06
- Georgia$414.00
- Hawaii$124.60, 1 hospital
- Idaho$194.44, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$138.60
- Indiana$219.10
- Iowa$213.60
- Kansas$193.80
- Kentucky$95.27
- Louisiana$149.32
- Maine$45.17
- Maryland$428.10, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$116.25
- Michigan$186.40
- Minnesota$186.06
- Mississippi$128.14
- Missouri$177.45
- Montana$299.25
- Nebraska$226.13, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$179.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$50.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$250.00
- New Mexico$187.20, 3 hospitals
- New York$298.00
- North Dakota$281.25
- Ohio$109.78
- Oklahoma$95.59
- Oregon$292.63, 2 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$185.00
- Puerto Rico$756.25, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$231.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$146.23, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$89.36
- Vermont$142.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$336.80, 4 hospitals
- Washington$163.28
- West Virginia$112.50
- Wisconsin$200.20
- Wyoming$289.35, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.