US Health Care Costs

Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc in North Dakota

MS-DRG 393: Other digestive system diagnoses with mcc

$36,543typical hospital bill
$12,726typical amount paid
$12,480–$13,193range paid across 3 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,543 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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 HealthFargo12$34,980$12,480
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck14$39,508$12,726
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo20$36,543$13,193

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.