US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc in Alaska

MS-DRG 467: Revision of hip or knee replacement with cc

$254,180typical hospital bill
$35,012typical amount paid
$34,258–$35,765range paid across 2 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $254,180 for this stay in 2024, about 7.3 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage40$293,635$34,258
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage12$214,726$35,765

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.