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C-section 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 788

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trinity Hospitals Minot$9,3491.3×12026-04-01
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$11,4981.6×22026-02-28
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$11,5921.7×32026-03-04
Sanford Fargo$12,0991.7×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$12,7561.8×42026-03-01
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$14,5002.1×42026-02-28
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$17,1502.5×32026-01-01

MS-DRG 787

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trinity Hospitals Minot$10,9681.4×12026-04-01
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$13,4941.7×22026-02-28
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$13,5021.7×32026-03-04
Sanford Fargo$14,1401.7×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$14,8581.8×42026-03-01
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$15,3751.9×42026-02-28
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$20,1212.5×32026-01-01

MS-DRG 786

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Trinity Hospitals Minot$16,6911.4×12026-04-01
Chi Mercy Health Valley City$18,4601.5×42026-02-28
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck$19,9431.7×32026-03-04
Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck$20,5361.7×22026-02-28
Sanford Fargo$21,1761.8×22026-03-04
Altru Hospital Grand Forks$21,9441.8×42026-03-01
Essentia Health Fargo Fargo$30,6192.5×32026-01-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for c-section in North Dakota?

7 North Dakota hospitals post usable commercial rates for c-section in their federal price-transparency files. For inpatient stay (MS-DRG 788), the median across 7 hospitals is $12,099, 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.