US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc in North Dakota

MS-DRG 467: Revision of hip or knee replacement with cc

$84,936typical hospital bill
$26,348typical amount paid
$24,903–$27,324range paid across 3 hospitals

North Dakota hospitals billed Medicare a typical $84,936 for this stay in 2024, about 3.2 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 HealthFargo16$79,995$24,903
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck17$89,286$26,348
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo66$84,936$27,324

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.