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Weight-loss surgery (sleeve) in North Dakota: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 7 North Dakota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 621

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trinity Hospitals Minot$15,0991.4×12026-04-01
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$16,8501.5×32026-02-28
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$18,2371.7×32026-03-04
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$18,5771.7×22026-02-28
Sanford Fargo$19,2681.8×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$20,0671.8×42026-03-01
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$26,3922.4×42026-01-01

MS-DRG 620

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trinity Hospitals Minot$16,4961.4×12026-04-01
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$18,3551.6×32026-02-28
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$19,3481.7×32026-03-04
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$20,2961.7×22026-02-28
Sanford Fargo$20,7241.8×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$21,2901.8×42026-03-01
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$28,8342.5×42026-01-01

MS-DRG 619

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$28,1201.3×32026-02-28
Trinity Hospitals Minot$28,1631.3×12026-04-01
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$34,6501.6×22026-02-28
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$34,9091.7×32026-03-04
Sanford Fargo$36,4421.7×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$38,4121.8×42026-03-01
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$49,2272.3×42026-01-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for weight-loss surgery (sleeve) in North Dakota?

7 North Dakota hospitals post usable commercial rates for weight-loss surgery (sleeve) in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 621), the median across 7 hospitals is $18,577, 1.7× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.