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36.3% higher in Polk City, Iowa
than in Bismarck, North Dakota

Insurance cost

	Bismarck, ND	Polk City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Insurance Premium	75.8	137	100	80.7%

Procedure & surgery cost

	Bismarck, ND	Polk City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack	94	94.1	100	0.1%
Heart Failure	96	95.8	100	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement	85.6	88.5	100	3.4%
Pneumonia	100.5	94.7	100	5.8%

Cost of Major Procedures (includes doctors & hospital stay)

	Bismarck, ND	Polk City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
Heart Attack Hospital	$21,699	$21,724	$23,281	0.1%
Heart Failure Hospital	$15,422	$15,395	$16,237	0.2%
Hip Knee Replacement Hospital	$18,950	$19,585	$22,499	3.4%
Pneumonia Hospital	$16,908	$15,918	$17,007	5.9%

Premium Increases (State Level)

	Bismarck, ND	Polk City, IA	U.S. Avg	Difference
2014-2015	6.7%	4.7%	3.1%	29.9%
2015-2016	8.9%	13.2%	12.5%	48.3%
2016-2017	6.7%	26.3%	57.9%	292.5%
2017-2018	7.1%	88.1%	19.0%	1,140.8%
2018-2019	21.2%	6.9%	-2.2%	67.5%
Since 2014	60.9%	201.2%	113.3%	230.4%

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