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 — spending drives the state average.
0 of 13 North Dakota agencies (0%) scored 10 or higher, the top band of the 0–16 range — nationally, 13% of agencies do.
| 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).