US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc in North Dakota

MS-DRG 176: Pulmonary embolism without mcc

$23,519typical hospital bill
$7,136typical amount paid
$6,974–$7,299range paid across 2 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $23,519 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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 FargoFargo16$22,142$6,974
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck15$24,896$7,299

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.