US Health Care Costs

Other circulation problems, with major complications in North Dakota

MS-DRG 314: Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc

$43,584typical hospital bill
$18,464typical amount paid
$16,569–$21,090range paid across 3 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $43,584 for this stay in 2024, about 2.4 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo34$41,930$16,569
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck23$43,584$18,464
Altru HospitalGrand Forks17$71,205$21,090

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.