US Health Care Costs

Dysequilibrium in North Dakota

MS-DRG 149: Dysequilibrium

$19,934average hospital bill
$6,963average amount paid

One North Dakota hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $19,934, about 2.9 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo12$19,934$6,963

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.