X-ray of the upper arm cost in North Dakota

Prices at 20 hospitals in North Dakota, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $151 — 35% below the US median ($233), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
CHI St Alexius Health Williston Williston, ND $75 $97 ★ 3/5 156 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck, ND $81 $101 ★ 4/5 176 min —
Garrison Memorial Hospital Garrison, ND $81 $101 — 102 min —
CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake Turtle Lake, ND $94 $98 — 104 min —
Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin, ND $98 $124 — 111 min —
Jamestown Regional Medical Center Jamestown, ND $110 $100 ★ 4/5 109 min —
South Central Health Wishek, ND $118 — — 98 min —
Sakakawea Medical Center-CAH Hazen, ND $122 $70 — 112 min —
St Andrew's Hospital Bottineau, ND $136 $115 — 105 min —
Altru Hospital Grand Forks, ND $140 $104 ★ 3/5 177 min —
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND $161 $141 ★ 4/5 180 min —
Linton Hospital-CAH Linton, ND $161 $113 — 108 min —
Sanford Mayville Mayville, ND $196 $202 — 99 min —
Sanford Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $196 $202 — 72 min —
Mountrail County Medical Center Inc Stanley, ND $222 $217 — 83 min —
Presentation Medical Center Rolla, ND $225 $156 — 101 min —
Smp Health St Aloisius Harvey, ND $225 $156 ★ 1/5 76 min —
Essentia Health Fargo, ND $228 $203 ★ 3/5 108 min —
Tioga Medical Center Tioga, ND $274 $274 — 82 min —
Sanford Medical Center Fargo Fargo, ND $394 $229 ★ 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)
$181
Cash / self-pay
$151
Insurer-negotiated
$124
Medicare pays
$32
$81$232
Median cash $151  ·  Medicare $32  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $151 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($32). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($64).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $181 list price could save about $30 (17%).

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