CMS Price Transparency Data
Hospital observation (per hour)
Facility: Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
Billing Code: G0378 (HCPCS)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$73
modeled fair price · typically $32–$366
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Fair price $73 Cash price $70 Hospital's list price $88
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $24 - $175 | — |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1 - $89 | — |
| Aetnamajor | $24 - $172 | — |
| Cignamajor | $68 - $189 | — |
| Health Net | $53 - $189 | — |
| HealthPartners | $24 - $147 | — |
| Medica | $42 - $189 | — |
| Sanford Health Plan | $22 - $128 | — |
| Security Health Plan | $32 - $116 | — |
| UCare | $24 - $148 | — |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $25 - $189 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Sanford Medical Center Bismarck
Compare: Hospital observation (per hour) at other ND hospitals
- CHI St Alexius Health Turtle Lake · Turtle Lake $32
- Garrison Memorial Hospital · Garrison $37
- Linton Hospital - Cah · Linton $39
- CHI St Alexius Health · Bismarck $41
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $58
- Carrington Health Center · Carrington $121
- CHI Mercy Health · Valley City $159
- CHI St Alexius Health Dickinson · Dickinson $509
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.