US Health Care Costs

Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon Without Mcc in Alaska

MS-DRG 269: Aortic and heart assist procedures except pulsation balloon without mcc

$188,705average hospital bill
$40,065average amount paid

One Alaska hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $188,705, about 4.7 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage25$188,705$40,065

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.