Thoracentesis cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for thoracentesis with imaging guidance: from $123.75 to $1,820.80, with a median of $792.75. The lowest price is at Lisbon Area Health Services (Lisbon). The highest price is 14.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $792.75, is 35% below the US median of $1,224.53.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($640.89).
- North Dakota ranks 5th of 50 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 32555. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$123.75Lisbon Area Health Services
Median$792.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,820.80in North Dakota
Lowest saves$669.00vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Area Health Services lowest Lisbon · Lisbon, ND THORACENTESIS W IMAGING FAC | $123.75 | $225.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND THORACENTESIS W IMAGING FAC | $130.50 | $225.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND THORACENTESIS W IMAGING FAC | $132.75 | $225.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND THORACENTESIS W IMAGING US | $599.76 | $1,428.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND THORACENTESIS ASP/PLEURA SPACE | $636.00 | $795.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND THORACENTESIS ASP/PLEURA SPACE | $636.00 | $795.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND THORACENTESIS W IMAGING MS | $737.55 | $1,341.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND THORCENT W IMAGING ER | $784.70 | $1,330.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin · Elgin, ND SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $792.75 | $1,057.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC THORACENTESIS W IMAGE GUIDE | $856.00 | $1,712.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $988.65 | $1,521.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND US THORACENTESIS W IMAGING GUIDANCE | $991.80 | $1,102.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN ASPIRATE PLEURA W/ IMAGING | $1,311.75 | $1,749.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,361.52 | $2,232.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC ASPIRATE PLEURA W/IMAGING | $1,361.52 | $2,232.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND TX RM 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,467.20 | $1,834.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN ED 32555 THORACENTESIS W IMAGING | $1,820.80 | $2,276.00 | 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 | $856.00 | $1,161.60 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 2 | $599.76 | $980.64 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $1,311.75 | $1,566.28 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $636.00 | $636.00 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $991.80 | $991.80 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $132.75 | $132.75 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $784.70 | $784.70 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $792.75 | $792.75 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,361.52 | $1,361.52 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $123.75 | $123.75 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $130.50 | $130.50 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $988.65 | $988.65 |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $737.55 | $737.55 |
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 thoracentesis is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Thoracentesis explained.
Thoracentesis with imaging guidance in other states
- Alabama$1,055.53
- Alaska$2,211.30
- Arizona$1,106.95
- Arkansas$925.00
- California$2,033.20
- Colorado$1,250.95
- Connecticut$1,253.00
- Delaware$1,784.75
- District of Columbia$1,228.69, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,874.28
- Georgia$1,410.41
- Hawaii$1,434.00
- Idaho$1,155.70
- Illinois$1,250.00
- Indiana$1,095.50
- Iowa$983.20
- Kansas$969.83
- Kentucky$978.22
- Louisiana$646.80
- Maine$686.40
- Maryland$1,249.16
- Massachusetts$1,787.00
- Michigan$1,092.18
- Minnesota$926.91
- Mississippi$843.94
- Missouri$1,022.79
- Montana$927.54
- Nebraska$939.00
- Nevada$1,259.58
- New Hampshire$1,063.30
- New Jersey$1,782.00
- New Mexico$1,229.41
- New York$1,282.00
- North Carolina$1,029.60
- Ohio$1,737.60
- Oklahoma$684.00
- Oregon$1,534.65
- Pennsylvania$1,474.38
- Puerto Rico$600.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,714.65
- South Carolina$1,404.00
- South Dakota$1,842.00
- Tennessee$633.65
- Texas$1,410.82
- Utah$1,018.79
- Vermont$1,258.00
- Virginia$1,321.80
- Washington$1,321.84
- West Virginia$1,250.40
- Wisconsin$1,200.00
- Wyoming$1,088.89
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.