North Dakota Hospice SSVI Scores
13 Medicare-certified hospices · average FY2025 SSVI 3.7 of 16
The average North Dakota hospice scored 3.7 on the FY2025 SSVI, 2.7 points below the national average of 6.4.
Of that score, 2.4 comes from non-hospice spending and 1.3 from the eight claims-based utilization measures, so spending drives the state average.
0 of 13 North Dakota agencies (0%) scored 10 or higher, the top band of the 0–16 range, compared with 13% of agencies nationally.
| Agency | City | SSVI | Spending | Utilization | vs FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIA Hospice | FARGO | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| ETHOS HOSPICE | FARGO | 7 | 4 | 3 | -1 |
| CARINGEDGE HOSPICE OF MINOT | MINOT | 5 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
| Heart of America Hospice | RUGBY | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| CHI HEALTH AT HOME | BISMARCK | 4 | 2 | 2 | +1 |
| CHI HEALTH AT HOME - HOSPICE | VALLEY CITY | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| SAKAKAWEA MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE | HAZEN | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE | JAMESTOWN | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| SANFORD HOME CARE - HOSPICE | MANDAN | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| CHI HEALTH AT HOME - HOSPICE | WILLISTON | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| CHI HEALTH AT HOME - Hospice | DICKINSON | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| Sanford Fargo Hospice | FARGO | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| TRINITY HOSPITALS - HOSPICE | MINOT | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
The SSVI is not a quality rating and does not indicate wrongdoing. It measures how far an agency's claims patterns diverge from peer norms. Source: CMS FY2027 Hospice Wage Index Final Rule (CMS-1851-F).