Alaska / Central Peninsula General Hospital
CMS certification 020024 · Soldotna, AK · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Central Peninsula General Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Central Peninsula General Hospital reported 556 Medicare inpatient stays across 23 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.64 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Alaska, number 6 of 7 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.57×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 87 stays at an average charge of $61,599, 32% below the national average. It also billed 1,439 outpatient services, charging 6.67 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 556
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.64×
- 3Rank in AK (highest ratio = 1) 6 of 7
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 23 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Central Peninsula General Hospital charged more than the national average in 11 (48%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 87 | $61,599 | -32% | $29,837 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 80 | $54,099 | -4% | $20,129 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 50 | $62,504 | +5% | $21,438 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 33 | $60,039 | +19% | $18,154 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 26 | $50,286 | -29% | $25,740 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 26 | $48,481 | -1% | $15,659 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 21 | $50,445 | +33% | $12,295 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 19 | $145,016 | -15% | $56,645 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 18 | $35,745 | -11% | $13,064 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 18 | $98,676 | +6% | $31,008 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $50,280 | +36% | $13,208 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 17 | $72,977 | +31% | $15,510 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 16 | $121,246 | -47% | $75,790 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 15 | $64,052 | -25% | $27,324 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 14 | $44,313 | +15% | $13,997 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 14 | $45,155 | -7% | $14,917 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 14 | $40,560 | +9% | $14,061 |
| 092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC | 13 | $59,821 | +16% | $17,482 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 13 | $56,708 | -25% | $24,300 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 11 | $59,659 | +22% | $13,760 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 11 | $92,407 | -22% | $36,016 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 11 | $112,925 | +12% | $31,574 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 11 | $39,696 | -2% | $13,666 |
Outpatient services
Against the Alaska average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Central Peninsula General Hospital charged $61,599 on average, 49% less than the Alaska average of $119,854, and was paid $29,837 against a state average of $24,932. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Central Peninsula General Hospital charged $54,099 on average, 39% less than the Alaska average of $88,924, and was paid $20,129 against a state average of $16,398. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Central Peninsula General Hospital charged $62,504 on average, 23% less than the Alaska average of $81,154, and was paid $21,438 against a state average of $16,907. For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC (DRG 190), Central Peninsula General Hospital charged $60,039 on average, 7% less than the Alaska average of $64,743, and was paid $18,154 against a state average of $16,866. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $26,372 was 8% below the state average of $28,781. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $2,023 was 35% below the state average of $3,135. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $8,181 was 19% below the state average of $10,066. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $10,010 was 14% below the state average of $11,706.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Central Peninsula General Hospital in Soldotna, AK, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2022-12-27 (CMS case 282)
- Closure Notice — 2023-04-19 (CMS case 282)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.