US Health Care Costs

Central Peninsula General Hospital

250 Hospital Place, Soldotna, AK 99669 · (907) 262-4404

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$5.9Mnet income, all sources
−3.1%margin on patient care alone
$4.4Mcost of charity care (2.1% of costs)
$11.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
49beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 87187$61,599$29,837
Heart failure, with major complications 29180$54,099$20,129
Pneumonia, with major complications 19350$62,504$21,438
COPD, with major complications 19033$60,039$18,154
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$50,286$25,740
Sepsis 87226$48,481$15,659
Urinary tract infection 69021$50,445$12,295
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46019$145,016$56,645
Stomach and digestive disorders 39218$35,745$13,064
Hip or knee replacement 47018$98,676$31,008
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64118$50,280$13,208
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$72,977$15,510
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85316$121,246$75,790
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37715$64,052$27,324
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$44,313$13,997
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37814$45,155$14,917
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60314$40,561$14,061
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09213$59,821$17,482
Heart attack, with major complications 28013$56,708$24,300
Seizures 10111$59,659$13,760
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$92,407$36,016
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$112,925$31,574
Kidney failure, with complications 68311$39,696$13,666
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