Prices at 22 hospitals in North Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,520 — 7% below the US median ($1,631), roughly 8.8× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake | Turtle Lake, ND | $723 | $754 | — | 104 min | — |
| CHI St Alexius Health Williston | Williston, ND | $736 | $622 | ★ 3/5 | 156 min | — |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center | Elgin, ND | $1,050 | $1,330 | — | 111 min | — |
| CHI St Alexius Health Devils Lake | Devils Lake, ND | $1,064 | $1,849 | ★ 2/5 | 133 min | — |
| Carrington Health Center | Carrington, ND | $1,149 | $1,446 | — | 104 min | — |
| South Central Health | Wishek, ND | $1,161 | — | — | 98 min | — |
| Linton Hospital-CAH | Linton, ND | $1,233 | $863 | — | 108 min | — |
| St Andrew's Hospital | Bottineau, ND | $1,361 | $1,153 | — | 105 min | — |
| CHI Oakes Hospital | Oakes, ND | $1,407 | $2,571 | — | 107 min | — |
| Lisbon Area Health Services | Lisbon, ND | $1,418 | $2,102 | — | 110 min | — |
| Jamestown Regional Medical Center | Jamestown, ND | $1,482 | $1,324 | ★ 4/5 | 109 min | — |
| Presentation Medical Center | Rolla, ND | $1,557 | $1,079 | — | 101 min | — |
| Smp Health St Aloisius | Harvey, ND | $1,557 | $1,079 | ★ 1/5 | 76 min | — |
| Altru Hospital | Grand Forks, ND | $1,581 | $213 | ★ 3/5 | 177 min | — |
| Essentia Health | Fargo, ND | $1,590 | $1,032 | ★ 3/5 | 108 min | — |
| CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson | Dickinson, ND | $1,822 | $2,285 | ★ 2/5 | 174 min | — |
| Mountrail County Medical Center Inc | Stanley, ND | $1,923 | $1,923 | — | 83 min | — |
| Sanford Mayville | Mayville, ND | $2,292 | $2,364 | — | 99 min | — |
| Sanford Hillsboro | Hillsboro, ND | $2,292 | $2,364 | — | 72 min | — |
| Tioga Medical Center | Tioga, ND | $2,507 | $2,507 | — | 82 min | — |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck | Bismarck, ND | $2,613 | $2,296 | ★ 4/5 | 180 min | — |
| Sanford Medical Center Fargo | Fargo, ND | $2,848 | $1,657 | ★ 4/5 | 181 min | — |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $1,520 — about 8.8× the Medicare rate ($173). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($346).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,144 list price could save about $625 (29%).
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