Alaska / Fairbanks Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 020012 · Fairbanks, AK · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital reported 760 Medicare inpatient stays across 30 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.82 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Alaska, number 5 of 7 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 3.57×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 885, Psychoses: 102 stays at an average charge of $89,059, 102% above the national average. It also billed 1,502 outpatient services, charging 5.86 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 760
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.82×
- 3Rank in AK (highest ratio = 1) 5 of 7
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 30 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charged more than the national average in 12 (40%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885 Psychoses | 102 | $89,059 | +102% | $27,349 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 96 | $86,759 | -4% | $33,271 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 48 | $53,799 | -5% | $20,532 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 37 | $70,801 | 0% | $29,825 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 37 | $60,424 | +23% | $17,829 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 35 | $45,179 | -24% | $20,958 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 29 | $93,225 | -7% | $33,038 |
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 27 | $43,097 | -32% | $19,557 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 22 | $69,843 | -8% | $25,553 |
| 951 Other Factors Influencing Health Status | 22 | $33,917 | +33% | $9,709 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 21 | $44,404 | +19% | $14,048 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 20 | $55,146 | -1% | $16,075 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 20 | $39,728 | -31% | $20,828 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 20 | $51,428 | +2% | $17,580 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 20 | $54,092 | +11% | $15,789 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 18 | $40,614 | 0% | $14,226 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 18 | $247,001 | +8% | $87,045 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 16 | $72,446 | -15% | $29,414 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $52,877 | -20% | $24,822 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $135,800 | +19% | $35,198 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 14 | $78,839 | -34% | $37,736 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $75,296 | -26% | $33,631 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $61,427 | -16% | $26,179 |
| 881 Depressive Neuroses | 13 | $52,762 | +65% | $14,418 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 12 | $63,879 | -36% | $31,638 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 12 | $66,155 | -15% | $30,202 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 11 | $45,557 | +8% | $10,990 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 11 | $35,655 | -7% | $13,013 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $177,035 | +8% | $48,618 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 11 | $109,979 | +191% | $13,263 |
Outpatient services
Against the Alaska average
For Psychoses (DRG 885), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charged $89,059 on average, 28% less than the Alaska average of $123,183, and was paid $27,349 against a state average of $24,938. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charged $86,759 on average, 28% less than the Alaska average of $119,854, and was paid $33,271 against a state average of $24,932. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charged $53,799 on average, 40% less than the Alaska average of $88,924, and was paid $20,532 against a state average of $16,398. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Fairbanks Memorial Hospital charged $70,801 on average, 25% less than the Alaska average of $94,684, and was paid $29,825 against a state average of $22,163. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $22,038 was 23% below the state average of $28,781. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $8,526 was 15% below the state average of $10,066. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,926 was 49% below the state average of $11,706. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $17,466 was 44% below the state average of $31,397.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Fairbanks Memorial Hospital in Fairbanks, AK, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-07-10 (CMS case 709)
- Warning Notice — 2024-08-08 (CMS case 2297)
- Closure Notice — 2024-10-22 (CMS case 2297)
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.