X-ray of the hand cost in North Dakota

Prices at 20 hospitals in North Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $172 — 36% below the US median ($268), roughly 4.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck, ND $99 $124 ★ 4/5 176 min —
Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison, ND $99 $124 — 102 min —
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Jamestown, ND $113 $102 ★ 4/5 109 min —
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin, ND $113 $143 — 111 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Turtle Lake, ND $115 $120 — 104 min —
South Central Health Wishek, ND $127 — — 98 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Williston Williston, ND $134 $145 ★ 3/5 156 min —
Sakakawea Medical Center-CAH Hazen, ND $142 $79 — 112 min —
Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND $154 $104 ★ 3/5 177 min —
St Andrew's Hospital Bottineau, ND $157 $133 — 105 min —
Linton Hospital-CAH Linton, ND $186 $130 — 108 min —
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $194 $170 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Presentation Medical Center Rolla, ND $208 $144 — 101 min —
Smp Health St Aloisius Harvey, ND $208 $144 ★ 1/5 76 min —
Sanford Mayville Mayville, ND $217 $224 — 99 min —
Sanford Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $217 $224 — 72 min —
Essentia Health Fargo, ND $220 $143 ★ 3/5 108 min —
Tioga Medical Center Tioga, ND $243 $243 — 82 min —
Mountrail County Medical Center Inc Stanley, ND $343 $362 — 83 min —
Sanford Medical Center Fargo Fargo, ND $415 $242 ★ 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$231
Cash / self-pay
$172
Insurer-negotiated
$143
Medicare pays
$38
$111$253
Median cash $172  ·  Medicare $38  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $172 — about 4.5× the Medicare rate ($38). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($76).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $231 list price could save about $60 (26%).

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