US Health Care Costs

Lung infection, with complications in Alaska

MS-DRG 178: Respiratory infections and inflammations with cc

$61,582average hospital bill
$9,675average amount paid

One Alaska hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $61,582, about 6.4 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage11$61,582$9,675

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.