CMS Price Transparency Data

Residential substance abuse treatment

Facility: Sanford Medical Center Bismarck

Billing Code: H2035 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$67

modeled fair price · typically $41–$136

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$35

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $32 under the fair price

Fair price $67 This hospital $35 Cash price $110 Hospital's list price $138

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How this hospital compares to other ND hospitals

One of the lower prices — 3 of 4 other ND hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $33 Priciest $72

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 ND hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Residential substance abuse treatment is about $67. Sanford Medical Center Bismarck charges insurers about $35, or about $110 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Bismarck, ND.

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	$30 - $145	—
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13 - $161	—
Aetnamajor	$30 - $151	—
Cignamajor	$66 - $157	—
Health Net	$66 - $157	—
HealthPartners	$30 - $139	—
Medica	$64 - $165	—
Sanford Health Plan	$28 - $151	—
Security Health Plan	$40 - $96	—
UCare	$30 - $153	—
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$31 - $157

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 110), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the HCPCS code on your bill matches exactly: H2035.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Sanford Medical Center Bismarck is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for HCPCS code H2035.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Sanford Medical Center Bismarck

Compare: Residential substance abuse treatment at other ND hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.