US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in North Dakota

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$210,219typical hospital bill
$67,997typical amount paid
$62,483–$73,511range paid across 2 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $210,219 for this stay in 2024, about 3.1 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 FargoFargo11$169,740$62,483
Altru HospitalGrand Forks11$250,698$73,511

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.