Posted commercial rates at 7 North Dakota hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi St Alexius Health Dickinson Dickinson | $1,082 | 0.6× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| Chi St Alexius Health Williston Williston | $1,226 | 0.7× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck | $2,803 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-02-28 |
| Sanford Fargo | $2,863 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-03-04 |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo | $3,704 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks | $5,000 | 3.0× | 3 | 2026-03-01 |
| Chi Mercy Health Valley City | $6,540 | 3.9× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi St Alexius Health Bismarck | $4,951 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-02-28 |
| Sanford Fargo | $5,018 | 1.7× | 1 | 2026-03-04 |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks | $5,176 | 1.7× | 3 | 2026-03-01 |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo | $6,492 | 2.2× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Chi Mercy Health Valley City | $7,705 | 2.6× | 5 | 2026-02-28 |
7 North Dakota hospitals post usable commercial rates for lipoma (fatty lump) removal in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 21931, hospital outpatient, the median across 7 hospitals is $2,863, 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.