US Health Care Costs

Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale in North Dakota

MS-DRG 175: Pulmonary embolism with mcc or acute cor pulmonale

$30,950typical hospital bill
$11,077typical amount paid
$10,028–$12,604range paid across 6 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,950 for this stay in 2024, about 2.8 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$25,146$10,028
Chi St Alexius HealthBismarck12$29,022$10,609
Trinity HospitalsMinot14$31,908$11,032
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck17$35,839$11,121
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo24$29,993$11,526
Altru HospitalGrand Forks21$60,437$12,604

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.