Sepsis in Alaska

MS-DRG 872: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours without mcc

$60,424typical hospital bill

$14,916typical amount paid

$9,930–$17,829range paid across 7 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,424 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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	69	$76,367	$9,930
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	90	$61,295	$10,586
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	59	$84,838	$13,528
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	37	$55,891	$14,916
Central Peninsula General Hospital	Soldotna	26	$48,481	$15,659
Bartlett Regional Hospital	Juneau	23	$32,621	$17,350
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	Fairbanks	37	$60,424	$17,829

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.