US Health Care Costs

Back and Neck Procedures Except Spinal Fusion with Cc in Alaska

MS-DRG 519: Back and neck procedures except spinal fusion with cc

$129,475average hospital bill
$23,212average amount paid

One Alaska hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $129,475, about 5.6 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage12$129,475$23,212

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.