Avera Sacred Heart Hospital vs Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc

The same procedures, at each hospital, with what they charge and what that care is actually paid for.

Avera Sacred Heart Hospital

Yankton, SD

3.3x

charged per $1 actually paid

Watertown, SD

2.8x

charged per $1 actually paid

CostGrade	A	A
Score out of 100	80	90
Rank in state	#3	#1
Procedures priced	46	54
CMS quality stars	3/5	3/5
Ownership	Voluntary non-profit - Private	Voluntary non-profit - Private

Only procedures every hospital here publishes a price for, so the comparison is like for like.

Procedure	Avera Sacred Heart Hos...	Prairie Lakes Healthca...
Comprehensive Observation Services	$14,046	$7,539
Sepsis (severe)	$43,287	$22,927
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	$46,115	$47,286
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	$7,876	$5,143
Heart Failure (severe)	$39,840	$16,177
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures	$10,531	$5,971
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	$9,108	$3,446
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	$13,098	$10,159
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	$20,919	$15,839
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	$25,149	$26,714
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	$12,601	$7,148
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	$19,673	$15,111
Respiratory Infection (severe)	$33,934	$19,677
Pneumonia (severe)	$29,734	$18,170
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	$12,398	$9,477
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	$5,243	$5,947
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	$40,159	$39,862
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	$12,927	$9,025
Sepsis (without major complications)	$32,397	$20,063
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)	$21,338	$12,332
Respiratory Failure	$29,034	$22,129
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)	$19,510	$13,619
Kidney Failure (with complications)	$21,335	$14,444
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)	$23,536	$18,496
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	$3,788	$5,184