ER visit (level 4) at Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center

701 3rd Ave S, Clear Lake, SD · Sanford Health · · NPI 1851305296

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$1,103.20

Cash price

What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$1,379.00

Gross charge

The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$707.43 with Sanford Health Plan Align vs $1,282.33 with Sanford Health Plan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer

Payer	Plan	Negotiated rate	vs. cash
Sanford Health Plan Align	Medicare Replacement	$707.43	↓ -36%
Security Health Plan	Commercial	$758.45	↓ -31%
Ucare	Medicare Replacement	$759.83	↓ -31%
Wellmark SD	Medicare Replacement	$759.83	↓ -31%
Aetna	Medicare Replacement	$766.72	↓ -31%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage	Medicare Replacement	$766.72	↓ -31%
Health Partners	Medicare Replacement	$766.72	↓ -31%
United Healthcare	Medicare Replacement	$766.72	↓ -31%
Primewest	Medicare Replacement	$781.89	↓ -29%
Health Partners	State Employees	$892.21	↓ -19%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange True	$955.92	↓ -13%
Health Partners	Commercial	$1,034.25	↓ -6%
Sanford Health Plan	Group Health/True	$1,089.96	↓ -1%
Sanford Health Plan	SD Exchange Commercial	$1,124.57	↑ +2%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	State Employees	$1,128.02	↑ +2%
Medica	Choice	$1,137.68	↑ +3%
United Healthcare	Commercial + Top 20	$1,151.47	↑ +4%
Wellmark	PPO	$1,185.94	↑ +8%
Aetna	Commercial	$1,198.35	↑ +9%
Ucare	Commercial	$1,211.59	↑ +10%
Medica	Elect	$1,216.28	↑ +10%
Cigna	Commercial	$1,241.10	↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network	Commercial	$1,241.10	↑ +13%
Healthez	Commercial	$1,241.10	↑ +13%
Multiplan	Commercial	$1,241.10	↑ +13%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota	Commercial/Federal	$1,275.85	↑ +16%
Sanford Health Plan	Commercial/ND Pers	$1,282.33	↑ +16%