US Health Care Costs

Chi St Alexius Health

900 E Broadway, Bismarck, ND 58501 · (701) 530-7000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$34what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$356.0Mnet income, all sources
$3.0Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)
$6.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
157beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

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

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871215$49,292$15,212
Heart failure, with major complications 29171$36,130$11,295
Heart attack, with major complications 28058$36,012$12,547
Lung infection, with major complications 17734$44,779$13,893
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85333$97,340$37,544
Sepsis 87230$23,641$8,663
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69828$28,070$12,230
Stroke, with major complications 06427$41,333$14,637
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48127$48,739$16,148
Heart attack, with complications 28125$28,885$7,518
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30925$16,030$5,901
Respiratory failure 18924$67,671$18,641
Kidney failure, with major complications 68223$28,397$11,368
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37822$25,235$8,036
Irregular heartbeat 31021$14,463$4,668
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06520$29,658$7,727
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45420$107,443$44,388
Stomach and digestive disorders 39219$16,929$6,610
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64019$28,977$10,020
Kidney failure, with complications 68318$29,027$7,449
Pneumonia, with major complications 19317$40,577$11,693
Heart catheterization 28717$39,281$9,303
Fainting 31217$24,276$6,786
Urinary tract infection 69017$19,763$6,311
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68916$27,318$9,003
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45515$92,611$33,399
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28614$57,860$16,324
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Mcc 52114$70,328$21,320
Extracranial Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 03913$34,863$8,567
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27413$101,467$23,241
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30813$22,267$9,184
Heart stent 32213$71,139$13,424
Hip or knee replacement 47013$50,996$13,958
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52213$46,567$15,582
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56313$26,699$7,160
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02512$83,792$30,258
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17512$29,022$10,609
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$17,692$6,225
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Mcc 65911$56,912$18,749

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