Crisis therapy cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $61.75 to $653.74, with a median of $164.80. The lowest price is at McKenzie County Healthcare System (Watford City). The highest price is 10.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $164.80, is 35% below the US median of $254.84.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- North Dakota ranks 7th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 8 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$61.75McKenzie County Healthcare System
Median$164.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$653.74in North Dakota
Lowest saves$103.05vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie County Healthcare System lowest Watford City · Watford City, ND PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $61.75 | $95.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC PSYCOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS,60 MIN | $109.19 | $179.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND HC PSYCOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS,60 MIN | $109.19 | $179.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60MIN 90839 | $164.80 | $206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60MIN 90839 | $164.80 | $206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN PR PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $294.00 | $368.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN PSYCH THERAPY CRISIS 1ST 60 MINS | $357.60 | $447.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Hospital Crosby · Crosby, ND PR PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR CRISIS INITIAL 60 MINUTES | $653.74 | $653.74 | Oct 6, 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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $109.19 | $201.60 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $164.80 | $164.80 |
| Crosby, ND | 1 | $653.74 | $653.74 |
| Devils Lake, ND | 1 | $109.19 | $109.19 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 1 | $357.60 | $357.60 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $61.75 | $61.75 |
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 crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- California$342.16
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Iowa$270.94
- Kansas$210.30
- Kentucky$253.35
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maine$278.50
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Carolina$114.50
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Pennsylvania$179.15
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$295.50
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.