Skin infection (cellulitis) in Alaska

MS-DRG 603: Cellulitis without mcc

$44,404typical hospital bill

$13,256typical amount paid

$8,015–$18,268range paid across 7 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $44,404 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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	12	$59,543	$8,015
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	31	$50,543	$8,827
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	25	$59,653	$11,164
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	16	$44,000	$13,256
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	Fairbanks	21	$44,404	$14,048
Central Peninsula General Hospital	Soldotna	14	$40,561	$14,061
Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Reg Hospital	Bethel	13	$21,773	$18,268

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.