US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc in North Dakota

MS-DRG 236: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc

$103,635typical hospital bill
$33,854typical amount paid
$30,550–$33,942range paid across 3 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $103,635 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
Essentia HealthFargo16$115,142$30,550
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck18$103,635$33,854
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo64$86,737$33,942

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.