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Level 4 Endovascular Procedures in South Dakota

What 8 hospitals in South Dakota charged and were paid for level 4 endovascular procedures (APC 5194), from 2024 Medicare claims.

APC 5194 Outpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $99,350 Hospital list price billed
Average allowed $16,449 Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid $14,835 Average per service
State rank #34 of 48 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in South Dakota billed an average of $99,350 for level 4 endovascular procedures, about 6.0 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $16,449. That payment is 2% above the U.S. average of $16,197.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $16,449Billed $99,350

About 17¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in South Dakota billed for this service.

South Dakota hospitals: level 4 endovascular procedures

Every South Dakota hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Services Avg charge Avg allowed Medicare paid
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota LLCSioux Falls 166 $109,913 $16,129 $14,504
Rapid City Regional HospitalRapid City 123 $95,944 $17,568 $15,936
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls 90 $96,684 $15,909 $14,295
Prairie Lakes Hosp & Care CtrWatertown 14 $67,063 $16,313 $14,796
Avera St LukesAberdeen 14 $69,509 $14,062 $12,663
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls 14 $83,289 $16,406 $14,774
Avera Sacred Heart HospitalYankton – – – –
Sanford Medical Center AberdeenAberdeen – – – –
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Lowest and highest allowed amounts in South Dakota

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD$14,062
Sanford Usd Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD$15,909
Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota LLCSioux Falls, SD$16,129
Prairie Lakes Hosp & Care CtrWatertown, SD$16,313
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterSioux Falls, SD$16,406

Highest

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Questions

How much does level 4 endovascular procedures cost in South Dakota?

In 2024 Medicare data, level 4 endovascular procedures (APC 5194) at 8 hospitals in South Dakota was billed at $99,350 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $16,449, of which Medicare paid $14,835. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this service in South Dakota, average charges were 6.0 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.