US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in North Dakota

MS-DRG 517: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures without cc/mcc

$35,129average hospital bill
$12,265average amount paid

One North Dakota hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $35,129, about 2.9 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo13$35,129$12,265

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.