US Health Care Costs

Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity with Mcc or Tota in Alaska

MS-DRG 469: Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity with mcc or tota

$304,144average hospital bill
$29,087average amount paid

One Alaska hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $304,144, about 10.5 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage11$304,144$29,087

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.