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Bacterial Blood Culture Cost in South Dakota
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 46 South Dakota hospitals. CPT 87040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $204
📉 Low $16.58
📈 High $400
🏥 46 hospitals
🏛️ 42 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — South Dakota
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 46 of 46 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | BCBS | MultiPlan | Aetna | Cigna | Health Net | Medicare | Humana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNES SURGICAL HOSPITAL DAKOTA DUNES |
$16.58 | $10.32 | $24.03 | $61.50 | — | $57.40 | — | — | — |
| DUNES SURGICAL HOSPITAL DAKOTA DUNES |
$16.58 | $10.32 | $24.03 | $61.50 | — | $57.40 | — | — | — |
| SANFORD CANTON-INWOOD MEDICAL CENTER CANTON |
$65.60 | $30.42 | — | $73.80 | $30.42 | — | $73.80 | $30.42 | — |
| PRAIRIE LAKES HOSPITAL WATERTOWN |
$68.00 | $92.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLACK HILLS SURGICAL HOSPITAL RAPID CITY |
$68.71 | $10.11 | $10.21 | — | — | — | $103 | — | — |
| SANFORD HOSPITAL WEBSTER WEBSTER |
$84.00 | $35.70 | — | $94.50 | $35.70 | — | $94.50 | $35.70 | — |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AVERA REDFIELD |
$85.00 | $85.30 | $21.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD CLEAR LAKE MEDICAL CENTER CLEAR LAKE |
$98.40 | $68.39 | $101 | $111 | $68.39 | $111 | $111 | $68.39 | — |
| SANFORD VERMILLION MEDICAL CENTER VERMILLION |
$98.40 | $40.59 | — | $111 | $40.59 | — | $111 | $40.59 | — |
| MADISON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MADISON |
$99.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EUREKA COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES EUREKA |
$106 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REHABILITATION AND CRITICAL CARE HOSPITAL OF THE BLACK HILLS RAPID CITY |
$108 | — | — | — | — | $80.00 | — | — | — |
| LANDMANN-JUNGMAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AVERA SCOTLAND |
$111 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HEART HOSPITAL OF SOUTH DAKOTA SIOUX FALLS |
$124 | $76.20 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COTEAU HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HOSPITAL SISSETON |
$149 | $49.17 | $112 | — | — | — | — | — | $49.17 |
| FAULKTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER FAULKTON |
$153 | $6.51 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — | $55.00 |
| COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BURKE |
$157 | $188 | $221 | $206 | $110 | $199 | — | — | $110 |
| SANFORD CHAMBERLAIN MEDICAL CENTER CHAMBERLAIN |
$164 | $76.06 | — | $184 | $76.06 | — | $184 | $76.06 | — |
| AVERA DAKOTA PLAINS SURGICAL CENTER ABERDEEN |
$166 | $76.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA FLANDREAU HOSPITAL FLANDREAU |
$176 | $85.30 | $22.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FREEMAN REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES FREEMAN |
$182 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA SAINT BENEDICT HEALTH CENTER PARKSTON |
$195 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BENNETT COUNTY HOSPITAL MARTIN |
$204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PLATTE HEALTH CENTER PLATTE |
$205 | $86.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA DELLS AREA HOSPITAL DELL RAPIDS |
$206 | $85.30 | $27.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOUGLAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST ARMOUR |
$220 | $207 | $244 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA MCKENNAN HOSPITAL & UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTER SIOUX FALLS |
$225 | $15.29 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL SIOUX FALLS |
$225 | $15.29 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MILBANK AREA HOSPITAL AVERA MILBANK |
$228 | $85.30 | $37.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HANS P. PETERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PHILIP |
$228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOWDLE HEALTHCARE BOWDLE |
$239 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WINNER REGIONAL HEALTHCARE CENTER WINNER |
$246 | — | $209 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HAND COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MILLER |
$252 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL PIERRE |
$255 | $76.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIONEER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICES VIBORG |
$272 | $95.20 | $261 | — | $215 | $231 | — | — | — |
| AVERA MISSOURI RIVER HEALTH CENTER GETTYSBURG |
$275 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FALL RIVER HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS |
$277 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARSHALL COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER BRITTON |
$292 | $86.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA WESKOTA MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER DE SMET |
$319 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL MITCHELL |
$319 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA QUEEN OF PEACE HOSPITAL MITCHELL |
$319 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA DE SMET MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DE SMET |
$319 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA GREGORY HOSPITAL GREGORY |
$338 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA FOX RUN HEALTH CAMPUS YANKTON |
$338 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL AVERA TYNDALL |
$344 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAGNER COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AVERA WAGNER |
$400 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87040, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $114 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does bacterial blood culture cost in South Dakota?
- Cash prices for bacterial blood culture (CPT 87040) in South Dakota range from $16.58 to $400, with a median of $204. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial blood culture in South Dakota?
- The cheapest South Dakota hospital published cash price for this procedure is $16.58. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each South Dakota facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87040 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.