8/100
#2,431 nationally
Alaska Regional Hospital
2801 Debarr Road, Anchorage, AK 99508 · (907) 276-1131
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Alaska Regional Hospital billed $9.86 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 9.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 87
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AK
- #7
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 8% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 10% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
519 | $149,516 | $13,470 | +139% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
262 | $146,991 | $17,843 | +125% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
135 | $34,597 | $2,792 | +78% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
122 | $188,420 | $17,946 | +136% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
90 | $25,988 | $1,964 | +121% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
85 | $110,753 | $12,031 | +155% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
84 | $71,256 | $3,369 | +182% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $75,555 | $5,805 | +115% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $280,820 | $18,448 | +238% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
69 | $76,367 | $9,930 | +95% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal
MS-DRG 024 · Inpatient stay |
$740,861 | $48,111 | +382% |
|
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$96,830 | $3,865 | +327% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$500,080 | $24,447 | +277% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$280,820 | $18,448 | +238% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$487,455 | $46,062 | +236% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$744,774 | $82,623 | +235% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$365,275 | $57,617 | +222% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$305,606 | $18,058 | +220% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications
MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay |
$103,065 | $18,219 | +52% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$87,594 | $12,463 | +56% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,570 | $1,533 | +58% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$129,532 | $16,488 | +62% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$79,296 | $11,743 | +64% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$120,902 | $24,177 | +70% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,574 | $1,607 | +74% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$108,841 | $14,434 | +77% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.