Bowel surgery, with complications in Alaska

MS-DRG 330: Major small and large bowel procedures with cc

$142,370typical hospital bill

$31,450typical amount paid

$22,235–$37,736range paid across 6 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $142,370 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

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

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Alaska Regional Hospital	Anchorage	30	$195,918	$22,235
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	38	$127,728	$25,530
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	16	$163,162	$29,803
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	27	$157,013	$33,096
Central Peninsula General Hospital	Soldotna	11	$92,407	$36,016
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	Fairbanks	14	$78,839	$37,736

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.