US Health Care Costs

Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Mcc in Alaska

MS-DRG 432: Cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis with mcc

$152,203typical hospital bill
$20,154typical amount paid
$16,488–$23,821range paid across 2 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $152,203 for this stay in 2024, about 7.6 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage11$129,532$16,488
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage17$174,874$23,821

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.