Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER BISMARCK charges 3.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 102 analyzed procedures, positioning this Bismarck nonprofit hospital above typical Medicare pricing benchmarks.
Bismarck, ND 58506 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.83x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
6.47x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
102
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $73,502 | $36,751 | — | 6.5x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $30,594 | $15,297 | — | 6.3x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $63,979 | $31,989 | — | 6.2x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $22,450 | $11,225 | — | 6.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $68,824 | $34,412 | — | 5.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $26,973 | $13,487 | — | 5.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $21,955 | $10,978 | — | 5.4x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 271 | $114,054 | $57,027 | — | 5.1x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $45,419 | $22,710 | — | 5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $27,525 | $13,763 | — | 5x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $29,578 | $14,789 | — | 4.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $39,761 | $19,881 | — | 4.9x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $28,186 | $14,093 | — | 4.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $35,081 | $17,540 | — | 4.8x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $40,996 | $20,498 | — | 4.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $21,133 | $10,566 | — | 4.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $21,525 | $10,763 | — | 4.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $93,242 | $46,621 | — | 4.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $27,484 | $13,742 | — | 4.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $30,994 | $15,497 | — | 4.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $26,413 | $13,206 | — | 4.5x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $40,447 | $20,224 | — | 4.5x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $26,990 | $13,495 | — | 4.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $21,283 | $10,641 | — | 4.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $59,906 | $29,953 | — | 4.2x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $27,036 | $13,518 | — | 4.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $10,920 | $5,460 | — | 4.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $53,752 | $26,876 | — | 4.2x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $108,380 | $54,190 | — | 4.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $22,274 | $11,137 | — | 4.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $25,273 | $12,636 | — | 4.1x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $24,656 | $12,328 | — | 4.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $90,351 | $45,176 | — | 4.1x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $32,919 | $16,460 | — | 4.1x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $23,941 | $11,971 | — | 4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $22,281 | $11,141 | — | 4x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $45,696 | $22,848 | — | 4x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $95,552 | $47,776 | — | 4x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $49,867 | $24,933 | — | 4x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $138,211 | $69,105 | — | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $45,062 | $22,531 | — | 4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $21,615 | $10,807 | — | 3.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $30,148 | $15,074 | — | 3.9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $30,447 | $15,223 | — | 3.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $37,029 | $18,515 | — | 3.9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $34,056 | $17,028 | — | 3.9x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH CC | 253 | $64,854 | $32,427 | — | 3.9x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $22,621 | $11,310 | — | 3.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $19,583 | $9,792 | — | 3.8x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $55,224 | $27,612 | — | 3.8x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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