Sepsis, with major complications in Alaska

MS-DRG 871: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc

$94,264typical hospital bill

$28,935typical amount paid

$17,843–$36,904range paid across 8 hospitals

Alaska hospitals billed Medicare a typical $94,264 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Alaska Regional Hospital	Anchorage	262	$146,991	$17,843
Providence Alaska Medical Center	Anchorage	449	$141,250	$22,424
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center	Palmer	290	$119,960	$25,600
Alaska Native Medical Center	Anchorage	162	$101,769	$28,033
Central Peninsula General Hospital	Soldotna	87	$61,599	$29,837
Yukon Kuskokwim Delta Reg Hospital	Bethel	21	$43,126	$32,622
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	Fairbanks	96	$86,759	$33,271
Bartlett Regional Hospital	Juneau	75	$67,038	$36,904

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.