US Health Care Costs

Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in North Dakota

MS-DRG 221: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$102,443average hospital bill
$41,071average amount paid

One North Dakota hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $102,443, about 2.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo12$102,443$41,071

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.