Chemotherapy infusion cost in North Dakota

Prices at 13 hospitals in North Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $494 — 18% above the US median ($418), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND $348 $131 ★ 3/5 177 min —
South Central Health Wishek, ND $368 — — 98 min —
Sanford Mayville Mayville, ND $432 $200 — 99 min —
Sanford Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $432 $200 — 72 min —
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Jamestown, ND $454 $435 ★ 4/5 109 min —
St Andrew's Hospital Bottineau, ND $474 $294 — 105 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson Dickinson, ND $494 $398 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $498 $257 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Linton Hospital-CAH Linton, ND $509 $301 — 108 min —
Essentia Health Fargo, ND $573 $372 ★ 3/5 108 min —
Mountrail County Medical Center Inc Stanley, ND $675 $675 — 83 min —
Sanford Medical Center Fargo Fargo, ND $693 $342 ★ 4/5 181 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Williston Williston, ND $713 $738 ★ 3/5 156 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$571
Cash / self-pay
$494
Insurer-negotiated
$321
Medicare pays
$81
$381$690
Median cash $494  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $494 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($81). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $571 list price could save about $77 (13%).

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