US Health Care Costs

Respiratory Neoplasms with Mcc in North Dakota

MS-DRG 180: Respiratory neoplasms with mcc

$55,559typical hospital bill
$15,309typical amount paid
$15,273–$15,345range paid across 2 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $55,559 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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 FargoFargo13$65,728$15,273
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck12$45,391$15,345

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.