US Health Care Costs

Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) in Alaska

MS-DRG 267: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement and supplement procedures without mcc

$153,116average hospital bill
$45,760average amount paid

One Alaska hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $153,116, about 3.3 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Providence Alaska Medical CenterAnchorage126$153,116$45,760

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.