Black Hills Surgical Hospital prices. From its own published file.

Black Hills Surgical Hospital in Rapid City, SD publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

3,619prices published

Jan 2026file last updated

$4,552cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $7,586)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$179	$298	$268–$276
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$62.33	$104	$10.35–$93.49
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$62.33	$104	$8.29–$93.49
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$32.88	$54.80	$7.61–$49.32
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$11.78	$19.63	$0.01–$17.67
Urinalysis `81001`	$24.05	$40.08	$3.11–$36.07
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$129	$214	$8.99–$193
EKG tracing `93005`	$37.15	$63.84	$6.65–$59.65
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$56.18	$127	$9.60–$145
CT head without contrast `70450`	$104	$524	$37.53–$787
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$272	$1,132	$79.77–$1,631
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$126	$700	$65.37–$1,070
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$172	$468	$105–$584
IV push, single drug `96374`	$158	$264	$36.55–$238
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$243	$405	$213–$364
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$1,279	$2,196	$362–$2,035
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$1,357	$2,261	$405–$2,035
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$4,552	$7,586	$475–$6,827

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Black Hills Surgical Hospital price transparency page.

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Common billing problems to look for

Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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