Lung infection, with major complications in Alaska

MS-DRG 177: Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc

$107,984typical hospital bill

$23,451typical amount paid

$14,912–$32,863range paid across 7 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $107,984 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Alaska Regional Hospital	Anchorage	33	$107,984	$14,912
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	65	$110,321	$17,099
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	48	$114,070	$21,035
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	20	$114,161	$23,451
Central Peninsula General Hospital	Soldotna	26	$50,286	$25,740
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	Fairbanks	37	$70,801	$29,825
Bartlett Regional Hospital	Juneau	18	$69,463	$32,863

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.