Hip replacement after a hip fracture in Alaska

MS-DRG 522: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without mcc

$139,478typical hospital bill

$26,728typical amount paid

$18,587–$33,631range paid across 5 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $139,478 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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	19	$244,575	$18,587
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	31	$139,478	$23,962
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	14	$192,372	$26,728
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	13	$86,084	$29,549
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	Fairbanks	14	$75,296	$33,631

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.