Sanford Medical Center Fargo
Sanford Medical Center Fargo charges 3.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 188 analyzed procedures, positioning this nonprofit hospital in the mid-range for pricing in Fargo, ND.
Fargo, ND 58122 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
3.93x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.14x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
188
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $155,655 | $77,827 | — | 8.1x |
| DISORDERS OF PERSONALITY AND IMPULSE CONTROL | 883 | $104,358 | $52,179 | — | 7.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $27,817 | $13,909 | — | 6.7x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $36,799 | $18,400 | — | 6.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $25,265 | $12,632 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $38,805 | $19,402 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $17,837 | $8,919 | — | 6.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $41,089 | $20,545 | — | 6.1x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 357 | $106,543 | $53,271 | — | 6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $160,567 | $80,283 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $38,429 | $19,215 | — | 5.7x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $66,359 | $33,180 | — | 5.5x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $22,622 | $11,311 | — | 5.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $72,890 | $36,445 | — | 5.5x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $24,509 | $12,255 | — | 5.4x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $25,238 | $12,619 | — | 5.4x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $34,913 | $17,457 | — | 5.3x |
| CRANIAL AND PERIPHERAL NERVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 074 | $34,187 | $17,093 | — | 5.2x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $23,977 | $11,989 | — | 5.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $62,440 | $31,220 | — | 5.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $91,402 | $45,701 | — | 5.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $186,068 | $93,034 | — | 5x |
| ACUTE ADJUSTMENT REACTION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL DYSFUNCTION | 880 | $26,109 | $13,054 | — | 5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $28,936 | $14,468 | — | 5x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 375 | $40,247 | $20,123 | — | 5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $44,870 | $22,435 | — | 4.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $15,902 | $7,951 | — | 4.9x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $29,299 | $14,650 | — | 4.8x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 042 | $59,408 | $29,704 | — | 4.8x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $25,573 | $12,786 | — | 4.7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $21,756 | $10,878 | — | 4.7x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $135,495 | $67,748 | — | 4.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 026 | $88,277 | $44,138 | — | 4.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $80,150 | $40,075 | — | 4.7x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $28,022 | $14,011 | — | 4.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 658 | $48,356 | $24,178 | — | 4.6x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $22,189 | $11,095 | — | 4.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $23,439 | $11,720 | — | 4.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $44,934 | $22,467 | — | 4.6x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $31,157 | $15,579 | — | 4.5x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 438 | $49,714 | $24,857 | — | 4.5x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $56,277 | $28,139 | — | 4.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $37,565 | $18,783 | — | 4.4x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $37,031 | $18,516 | — | 4.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $26,119 | $13,059 | — | 4.4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $41,607 | $20,803 | — | 4.4x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $47,994 | $23,997 | — | 4.4x |
| CAROTID ARTERY STENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 036 | $57,712 | $28,856 | — | 4.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $20,460 | $10,230 | — | 4.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $20,684 | $10,342 | — | 4.4x |
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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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