Vaccine administration cost in North Dakota

Prices at 21 hospitals in North Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $53 — 7% below the US median ($57), roughly 2.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND $19 $32 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Mountrail County Medical Center Inc Stanley, ND $32 $29 — 83 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson Dickinson, ND $34 $41 ★ 2/5 174 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Williston Williston, ND $34 $39 ★ 3/5 156 min —
South Central Health Wishek, ND $47 — — 98 min —
Sanford Mayville Mayville, ND $49 $53 — 99 min —
Sanford Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $49 $51 — 72 min —
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin, ND $51 $55 — 111 min —
Essentia Health Fargo, ND $52 $40 ★ 3/5 108 min —
Linton Hospital-CAH Linton, ND $53 $36 — 108 min —
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Jamestown, ND $53 $51 ★ 4/5 109 min —
St Andrew's Hospital Bottineau, ND $62 $39 — 105 min —
Sakakawea Medical Center-CAH Hazen, ND $63 $35 — 112 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck, ND $64 $80 ★ 4/5 176 min —
Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison, ND $64 $80 — 102 min —
Tioga Medical Center Tioga, ND $64 $64 — 82 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Turtle Lake, ND $67 $70 — 104 min —
Presentation Medical Center Rolla, ND $70 $49 — 101 min —
Smp Health St Aloisius Harvey, ND $70 $49 ★ 1/5 76 min —
Sanford Medical Center Fargo Fargo, ND $79 $71 ★ 4/5 181 min —
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $84 $73 ★ 4/5 180 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)
$66
Cash / self-pay
$53
Insurer-negotiated
$50
Medicare pays
$19
$34$70
Median cash $53  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $53 — about 2.8× the Medicare rate ($19). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $66 list price could save about $13 (20%).

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