Breast biopsy, stereotactic cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion: from $1,356.85 to $4,036.00, with a median of $2,397.30. The lowest price is at Mercy Medical Center (Williston). The highest price is 3.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,397.30, is 15% below the US median of $2,808.57.
- North Dakota ranks 22nd of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19081. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,356.85Mercy Medical Center
Median$2,397.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,036.00in North Dakota
Lowest saves$1,040.45vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center one side lowest Williston · Williston, ND STEREOTACTIC BREAST BX LT | $1,356.85 | $2,467.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC BX BREAST 1ST LESN STRTCTC | $1,813.00 | $3,626.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $2,394.75 | $3,193.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $2,397.30 | $3,930.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC BX BREAST 1ST LESION STRTCTC | $2,397.30 | $3,930.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND MA BREAST BIOPSY VACUUM-S | $2,836.80 | $3,546.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND MA BREAST BIOPSY VACUUM-S | $2,836.80 | $3,546.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND SURG 19081 BX BREAST W DVC STEREOTACTIC 1ST LSN | $3,796.80 | $4,746.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN SURG 19081 BX BREAST W DVC STEREOTACTIC 1ST LSN | $4,036.00 | $5,045.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck, ND | 2 | $1,813.00 | $2,804.90 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $2,394.75 | $3,215.38 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $2,836.80 | $2,836.80 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $2,397.30 | $2,397.30 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $2,397.30 | $2,397.30 |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $1,356.85 | $1,356.85 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What breast biopsy, stereotactic is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast biopsy, stereotactic explained.
Breast needle biopsy guided by mammogram (stereotactic), with marker clip, first lesion in other states
- Alabama$2,170.17
- Alaska$3,208.06
- Arizona$3,253.97
- Arkansas$1,462.20
- California$4,342.00
- Colorado$2,662.50
- Connecticut$5,360.57
- Delaware$3,733.80
- District of Columbia$2,936.38, 2 hospitals
- Florida$3,558.00
- Georgia$2,241.20
- Hawaii$2,789.25
- Idaho$3,466.80
- Illinois$3,085.18
- Indiana$2,505.75
- Iowa$3,071.40
- Kansas$2,199.54
- Kentucky$2,273.41
- Louisiana$757.68
- Maine$1,862.40
- Maryland$1,188.65
- Massachusetts$2,357.50
- Michigan$2,271.01
- Minnesota$1,726.64
- Mississippi$1,688.51
- Missouri$2,310.10
- Montana$2,151.05
- Nebraska$2,521.84
- Nevada$1,872.80
- New Hampshire$2,750.58
- New Jersey$2,977.13
- New Mexico$2,339.10
- New York$3,080.00
- North Carolina$2,913.65
- Ohio$4,004.35
- Oklahoma$1,994.62
- Oregon$3,976.30
- Pennsylvania$3,912.00
- Puerto Rico$2,460.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,847.00
- South Carolina$3,420.90
- South Dakota$2,172.00
- Tennessee$1,502.34
- Texas$3,497.40
- Utah$3,222.59, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,969.21
- Virginia$2,714.90
- Washington$2,216.58
- West Virginia$2,636.63
- Wisconsin$2,540.00
- Wyoming$3,651.44
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.