Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications in Alaska

MS-DRG 640: Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc

$104,946typical hospital bill

$15,927typical amount paid

$14,156–$18,888range paid across 4 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $104,946 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	56	$100,129	$14,156
Alaska Regional Hospital	Anchorage	19	$118,871	$14,951
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	28	$109,763	$16,904
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	23	$73,758	$18,888

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.