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SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER

General Acute Care Hospital·SIOUX FALLS, SD·NPI: 1821017880Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $24.4M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$24.4M

$24,401,205

Total Claims

371K

Beneficiaries

140K

2.6 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$66

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$3.2M
-3%
2019
$3.1M
-54%
2020
$1.4M
+177%
2021
$4.0M
+9%
2022
$4.4M
-9%
2023
$4.0M
+6%
2024
$4.2M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (J3490 (Unclassified drugs)) accounts for 75% of total spending.

J3490Top 5%

Unclassified drugs

$18.3M

88K claims · 75.0%

Your Cost: $207.57/claim|Median: $5.70
36.4× median
G0463Normal range

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$1.6M

108K claims · 6.6%

Your Cost: $14.99/claim|Median: $26.41
0.6× median
99283Top 25%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$803K

8,994 claims · 3.3%

Your Cost: $89.32/claim|Median: $42.48
2.1× median
80053Top 1%

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$719K

4,769 claims · 2.9%

Your Cost: $150.83/claim|Median: $7.24
20.8× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$451K

37K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $12.20/claim|Median: $7.50
1.6× median
Q9967Top 25%

Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg iodine/ml, per ml

$355K

16K claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $21.77/claim|Median: $3.42
6.4× median
99284Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$337K

6,944 claims · 1.4%

Your Cost: $48.55/claim|Median: $69.51
0.7× median
A9270Top 10%

$300K

25K claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $12.17/claim|Median: $0.20
60.9× median
69436Normal range

Tympanostomy, general anesthesia

$254K

969 claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $262.56/claim|Median: $205.50
1.3× median
42820Normal range

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, under age 12

$230K

208 claims · 0.9%

Your Cost: $1,104.26/claim|Median: $331.68
3.3× median
0241UTop 1%

Proprietary lab analysis, genomic sequencing

$145K

572 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $254.28/claim|Median: $91.47
2.8× median
99285Normal range

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$118K

2,949 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $39.88/claim|Median: $85.65
0.5× median
76770Top 25%

Ultrasound, retroperitoneal, complete

$65K

692 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $93.79/claim|Median: $37.35
2.5× median
93303Top 5%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, limited

$52K

112 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $463.75/claim|Median: $112.83
4.1× median
G0008Top 25%

$51K

4,923 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $10.46/claim|Median: $2.54
4.1× median
93306Top 5%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, complete, with Doppler

$45K

141 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $315.92/claim|Median: $54.68
5.8× median
J2785Normal range

$40K

716 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $55.60/claim|Median: $61.83
0.9× median
J3010Top 25%

$39K

8,659 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $4.47/claim|Median: $0.55
8.1× median
93296Normal range

Remote monitoring of cardiac device, single or dual lead

$31K

2,291 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $13.64/claim|Median: $10.24
1.3× median
74018Top 5%

$29K

364 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $79.40/claim|Median: $7.00
11.3× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$24K

1,397 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $17.05/claim|Median: $21.76
0.8× median
97530Normal range

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$23K

759 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $30.63/claim|Median: $33.11
0.9× median
A9585Top 25%

$22K

772 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $28.19/claim|Median: $10.42
2.7× median
A0434Normal range

Ambulance, specialty care transport

$21K

82 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $261.54/claim|Median: $252.36
1.0× median
J0585Normal range

Injection, onabotulinumtoxinA, 1 unit

$21K

332 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $64.19/claim|Median: $470.36
0.1× median
J0665Top 1%

$21K

325 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $63.47/claim|Median: $0.23
276.0× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$19K

6,691 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $2.89/claim|Median: $4.71
0.6× median
J1885Top 10%

Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, fifteen milligrams

$19K

3,081 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $6.23/claim|Median: $0.91
6.8× median
J1642Top 10%

$19K

1,017 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $18.30/claim|Median: $1.11
16.5× median
97110Top 25%

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$18K

385 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $46.75/claim|Median: $24.49
1.9× median
Q3014Normal range

Telehealth originating site facility fee

$17K

2,301 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $7.49/claim|Median: $15.37
0.5× median
J1100Top 25%

$17K

4,806 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $3.48/claim|Median: $0.52
6.7× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$12K

1,293 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $9.59/claim|Median: $99.39
0.1× median
11721Normal range

$12K

891 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $13.81/claim|Median: $8.56
1.6× median
71046Top 5%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$11K

210 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $53.17/claim|Median: $8.92
6.0× median
J2405Normal range

Injection, ondansetron HCl, per one milligram

$10K

6,322 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $1.54/claim|Median: $0.58
2.7× median
G0249Top 25%

$10K

329 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $29.06/claim|Median: $18.47
1.6× median
93325Normal range

$9K

1,391 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $6.68/claim|Median: $14.61
0.5× median
42830Normal range

$8K

23 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $357.50/claim|Median: $341.04
1.0× median
J2704Normal range

$8K

5,037 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $1.55/claim|Median: $0.76
2.0× median
97140Normal range

Manual therapy techniques, per 15 minutes

$8K

1,081 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $7.03/claim|Median: $16.79
0.4× median
92507Normal range

Speech/hearing/language treatment

$6K

254 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $25.31/claim|Median: $49.45
0.5× median
J3301Top 5%

Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, per ten milligrams

$6K

353 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $16.08/claim|Median: $2.91
5.5× median
90837Normal range

Psychotherapy, 60 minutes

$5K

996 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $5.49/claim|Median: $85.66
0.1× median
54161Normal range

$5K

15 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $363.36/claim|Median: $252.63
1.4× median
80048Top 5%

Basic metabolic panel

$5K

63 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $84.87/claim|Median: $5.78
14.7× median
97161Normal range

Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity

$5K

610 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $8.73/claim|Median: $47.89
0.2× median
93010Normal range

Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report only

$5K

1,054 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $4.90/claim|Median: $5.60
0.9× median
87631Top 1%

Respiratory virus detection, 3-5 targets, multiplex

$4K

12 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $346.30/claim|Median: $65.45
5.3× median
93971Normal range

Duplex scan of extremity veins, unilateral or limited

$4K

331 claims · 0.0%

Your Cost: $11.50/claim|Median: $25.43
0.5× median

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