Cervical biopsy cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for cervical biopsy: from $277.20 to $1,774.40, with a median of $895.20. The lowest price is at Southwest Healthcare Services (Bowman). The highest price is 6.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $895.20, is 18% below the US median of $1,088.95.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($941.00).
- North Dakota ranks 22nd of 45 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 57500. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$277.20Southwest Healthcare Services
Median$895.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,774.40in North Dakota
Lowest saves$618.00vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Healthcare Services lowest Bowman · Bowman, ND ENDOCERVICAL POLYP REM 57500 | $277.20 | $308.00 | Oct 16, 2025 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND 57500 Biopsy Of Cervix, Single Or Multiple, Or Local Excision Of Lesion, W/ Or W/o Fulguration | $347.00 | $386.00 | — source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC BX/EXC CERVIX LOCAL | $615.00 | $1,230.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN BIOPSY/EXCIS CERVICAL LESN | $783.75 | $1,045.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND BIOPSY OF CERVIX 57500 | $895.20 | $1,119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND BIOPSY OF CERVIX 57500 | $895.20 | $1,119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC BIOPSY OF CERVIX | $1,049.20 | $1,720.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC BIOPSY OF CERVIX | $1,049.20 | $1,720.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND SURG 57500 BX CERVIX SINGLE/MULT/EXCISION OF LESION | $1,255.80 | $1,932.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck · Bismarck, ND SURG 57500 BX CERVIX SINGLE/MULT/EXCISION OF LESION | $1,288.80 | $1,611.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN ED 57500 BX OF CERVIX | $1,774.40 | $2,218.00 | 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 | $615.00 | $951.90 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $783.75 | $1,279.08 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $895.20 | $895.20 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $277.20 | $277.20 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $1,049.20 | $1,049.20 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $1,049.20 | $1,049.20 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $347.00 | $347.00 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $1,255.80 | $1,255.80 |
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 cervical biopsy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cervical biopsy explained.
Cervical biopsy in other states
- Alabama$2,368.00
- Alaska$912.00
- Arizona$6,169.00
- Arkansas$1,881.35
- California$1,946.95
- Colorado$599.25
- Connecticut$2,573.00
- District of Columbia$1,484.58, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,997.20
- Georgia$1,183.80
- Hawaii$2,121.00
- Idaho$883.00
- Illinois$950.00
- Indiana$1,347.00
- Iowa$479.23
- Kansas$679.50
- Kentucky$315.82
- Louisiana$515.99
- Maine$259.14
- Maryland$333.00
- Massachusetts$1,309.25
- Michigan$882.00
- Minnesota$663.26
- Mississippi$957.00
- Missouri$774.90
- Montana$358.31
- Nebraska$416.97
- Nevada$789.00, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$338.99, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$1,251.45
- New Mexico$691.84
- New York$1,496.94
- North Carolina$859.50
- Ohio$1,743.28
- Oklahoma$705.00
- Oregon$993.20
- Pennsylvania$2,542.59
- Rhode Island$483.35, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$1,338.17
- South Dakota$1,562.92
- Tennessee$456.75
- Texas$1,139.04
- Utah$801.34, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$853.25
- Virginia$1,665.00
- Washington$780.80
- West Virginia$1,092.50
- Wisconsin$592.65
- Wyoming$363.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.