Other circulation problems, with major complications in Alaska

MS-DRG 314: Other circulatory system diagnoses with mcc

$132,259typical hospital bill

$24,577typical amount paid

$18,551–$26,963range paid across 4 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $132,259 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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	11	$145,699	$18,551
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	39	$150,999	$22,601
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	15	$118,820	$26,554
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	12	$72,196	$26,963

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.