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SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO

General Acute Care Hospital·FARGO, ND·NPI: 1528009412Share

Compared to General Acute Care Hospital Peers

Total spending distribution among 156 providers in this specialty

P25MedianP75P90

This provider's total spending of $50.2M is at the below 25th percentile among 156 General Acute Care Hospital providers.

Active Billing Period:2018-01→2024-12(84 months)

Total Paid

$50.2M

$50,175,574

Total Claims

680K

Beneficiaries

601K

1.1 claims/patient

Avg Cost/Claim

$74

Monthly Spending Trend

Yearly Spending

2018
$4.9M
+43%
2019
$7.0M
-17%
2020
$5.8M
+52%
2021
$8.9M
+2%
2022
$9.0M
-3%
2023
$8.7M
-33%
2024
$5.9M

Procedure Breakdown

Cost per claim compared to national benchmarks

This provider bills for 50 distinct procedure codes. The top code (G0463 (Hospital outpatient clinic visit)) accounts for 32% of total spending.

G0463Top 25%

Hospital outpatient clinic visit

$16.2M

238K claims · 32.2%

Your Cost: $67.87/claim|Median: $26.41
2.6× median
99285Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high/urgent complexity

$12.4M

38K claims · 24.8%

Your Cost: $328.29/claim|Median: $85.65
3.8× median
99283Top 10%

Emergency dept visit, moderate complexity

$5.3M

32K claims · 10.6%

Your Cost: $165.18/claim|Median: $42.48
3.9× median
99284Top 5%

Emergency dept visit, high complexity

$4.7M

19K claims · 9.3%

Your Cost: $251.49/claim|Median: $69.51
3.6× median
J0585Normal range

Injection, onabotulinumtoxinA, 1 unit

$2.2M

7,155 claims · 4.3%

Your Cost: $303.67/claim|Median: $470.36
0.6× median
96374Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, single substance

$918K

21K claims · 1.8%

Your Cost: $44.37/claim|Median: $21.76
2.0× median
96361Top 25%

IV infusion, hydration, each additional hour

$768K

3,339 claims · 1.5%

Your Cost: $229.87/claim|Median: $38.92
5.9× median
62323Top 5%

Epidural injection of diagnostic or therapeutic substance, lumbar

$635K

1,180 claims · 1.3%

Your Cost: $538.02/claim|Median: $111.02
4.8× median
64615Top 25%

$621K

3,519 claims · 1.2%

Your Cost: $176.42/claim|Median: $82.82
2.1× median
43239Top 10%

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

$558K

910 claims · 1.1%

Your Cost: $613.56/claim|Median: $151.68
4.0× median
36415Top 5%

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture

$485K

41K claims · 1.0%

Your Cost: $11.92/claim|Median: $1.57
7.6× median
92507Top 25%

Speech/hearing/language treatment

$401K

5,094 claims · 0.8%

Your Cost: $78.64/claim|Median: $49.45
1.6× median
0241UTop 25%

Proprietary lab analysis, genomic sequencing

$320K

2,408 claims · 0.6%

Your Cost: $132.76/claim|Median: $91.47
1.5× median
11042Top 5%

Debridement, subcutaneous tissue, first 20 sq cm

$265K

1,149 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $231.00/claim|Median: $36.13
6.4× median
96375Normal range

Therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic IV push, each additional substance

$240K

11K claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $21.14/claim|Median: $14.92
1.4× median
92014Normal range

Ophthalmological exam, comprehensive, established patient

$240K

4,241 claims · 0.5%

Your Cost: $56.57/claim|Median: $47.08
1.2× median
66984Top 10%

Extracapsular cataract removal with IOL insertion

$194K

240 claims · 0.4%

Your Cost: $806.73/claim|Median: $268.70
3.0× median
67028Top 25%

Intravitreal injection of a pharmacologic agent

$174K

1,106 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $157.67/claim|Median: $58.82
2.7× median
97597Top 25%

$142K

1,952 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $72.74/claim|Median: $21.22
3.4× median
80053Normal range

Comprehensive metabolic panel

$133K

43K claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $3.07/claim|Median: $7.24
0.4× median
97530Normal range

Therapeutic activities, each 15 min

$129K

3,325 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $38.90/claim|Median: $33.11
1.2× median
96413Normal range

Chemotherapy administration, IV infusion, up to 1 hour

$128K

1,467 claims · 0.3%

Your Cost: $87.53/claim|Median: $75.28
1.2× median
93325Top 25%

$124K

2,601 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $47.48/claim|Median: $14.61
3.3× median
G0378Normal range

Hospital observation service, per hour

$116K

503 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $231.53/claim|Median: $99.39
2.3× median
69436Top 25%

Tympanostomy, general anesthesia

$112K

102 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $1,094.30/claim|Median: $205.50
5.3× median
U0003Normal range

Infectious disease detection (COVID-19)

$107K

1,674 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $63.95/claim|Median: $63.08
1.0× median
45380Top 25%

Colonoscopy with biopsy

$104K

232 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $449.77/claim|Median: $200.68
2.2× median
93304Top 25%

$102K

428 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $238.68/claim|Median: $54.29
4.4× median
99392Normal range

Preventive medicine, established patient, age 1-4

$99K

1,160 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $85.27/claim|Median: $75.18
1.1× median
J0178Normal range

Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg

$98K

134 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $727.73/claim|Median: $730.09
1.0× median
97110Normal range

Therapeutic exercises, each 15 min

$91K

2,569 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $35.41/claim|Median: $24.49
1.4× median
90870Top 5%

$83K

181 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $459.99/claim|Median: $68.07
6.8× median
87426Top 25%

SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 antigen detection, immunoassay

$81K

2,230 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $36.41/claim|Median: $30.04
1.2× median
96365Normal range

IV infusion, therapeutic/prophylactic/diagnostic, initial, up to 1 hour

$77K

914 claims · 0.2%

Your Cost: $84.13/claim|Median: $54.77
1.5× median
99391Top 25%

Preventive medicine, established patient, infant (under 1)

$71K

731 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $97.59/claim|Median: $69.35
1.4× median
90471Normal range

Immunization administration, 1 vaccine, percutaneous/ID/SC/IM

$71K

4,821 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $14.72/claim|Median: $9.80
1.5× median
74177Top 25%

CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast

$63K

312 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $202.48/claim|Median: $65.76
3.1× median
93321Top 10%

$49K

544 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $90.64/claim|Median: $9.69
9.4× median
M0243Top 25%

$49K

160 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $304.27/claim|Median: $215.21
1.4× median
88305Normal range

Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination

$46K

2,848 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $16.24/claim|Median: $35.80
0.5× median
H0035Top 5%

Mental health partial hospitalization, treatment, per hour

$46K

80 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $574.87/claim|Median: $148.53
3.9× median
93303Top 10%

Echocardiography, transthoracic, limited

$43K

124 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $350.53/claim|Median: $112.83
3.1× median
93005Normal range

Electrocardiogram, tracing only, without interpretation

$42K

8,539 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $4.93/claim|Median: $7.50
0.7× median
59025Top 25%

Fetal non-stress test

$42K

498 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $83.35/claim|Median: $26.45
3.2× median
71046Top 25%

Chest X-ray, 2 views

$41K

1,947 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $20.85/claim|Median: $8.92
2.3× median
71045Top 25%

Chest X-ray, single view

$40K

1,875 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $21.14/claim|Median: $4.93
4.3× median
85025Normal range

Complete blood count (CBC) with differential, automated

$39K

49K claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $0.81/claim|Median: $4.71
0.2× median
93296Top 25%

Remote monitoring of cardiac device, single or dual lead

$39K

2,180 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $17.90/claim|Median: $10.24
1.7× median
70553Normal range

MRI brain without contrast, then with contrast

$38K

175 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $217.76/claim|Median: $133.68
1.6× median
70450Top 25%

CT head/brain without contrast

$37K

395 claims · 0.1%

Your Cost: $92.88/claim|Median: $45.53
2.0× median

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