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Infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complications in North Dakota

What 6 hospitals in North Dakota charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complications (DRG 853), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 853 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $127,078 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $42,774 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $37,778 Average per stay
State rank #24 of 49 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in North Dakota billed an average of $127,078 for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complications, about 3.0 times the average total payment of $42,774. That payment is 8% below the U.S. average of $46,667.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $42,774Billed $127,078

About 34¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in North Dakota billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in North Dakota:

North Dakota hospitals: infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complications

Every North Dakota hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo 85 $124,801 $42,517 $36,613
Altru Health SystemGrand Forks 67 $148,464 $49,029 $44,148
Essentia Health-FargoFargo 53 $101,237 $36,513 $34,726
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck 36 $144,006 $40,872 $37,329
Trinity HospitalsMinot 35 $141,425 $47,790 $37,602
St Alexius Medical CenterBismarck 33 $97,340 $37,544 $33,422
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Lowest and highest payments in North Dakota

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Essentia Health-FargoFargo, ND$36,513
St Alexius Medical CenterBismarck, ND$37,544
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND$40,872
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND$42,517
Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND$47,790

Highest

Altru Health SystemGrand Forks, ND$49,029
Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND$47,790
Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND$42,517
Sanford Medical Center BismarckBismarck, ND$40,872
St Alexius Medical CenterBismarck, ND$37,544

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Questions

How much does infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complications cost in North Dakota?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with major complications (DRG 853) at 6 hospitals in North Dakota was billed at $127,078 on average, while the average total payment was $42,774, of which Medicare paid $37,778. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in North Dakota, average charges were 3.0 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.