Alaska / Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 020006 · Palmer, AK · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center reported 1,417 Medicare inpatient stays across 44 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.68 times what it was paid — mid-range in Alaska, number 3 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: 290 stays at an average charge of $119,960, 33% above the national average. It also billed 1,847 outpatient services, charging 14.21 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,417
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.68×
- 3Rank in AK (highest ratio = 1) 3 of 7
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 44 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 44 (100%). 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 | 290 | $119,960 | +33% | $25,600 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 98 | $112,014 | +99% | $16,258 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 68 | $103,150 | +79% | $15,570 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 59 | $84,838 | +73% | $13,528 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 55 | $362,698 | +58% | $65,321 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 48 | $114,070 | +62% | $21,035 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 44 | $98,790 | +65% | $16,670 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 35 | $89,294 | +35% | $18,857 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 32 | $98,657 | +77% | $12,822 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 32 | $80,656 | +66% | $12,409 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 31 | $71,466 | +76% | $11,317 |
| 885 Psychoses | 30 | $229,703 | +422% | $25,649 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 29 | $187,438 | +86% | $28,053 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 28 | $131,138 | +31% | $25,850 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 28 | $109,762 | +82% | $16,904 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 26 | $127,777 | +69% | $20,217 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 26 | $79,299 | +8% | $20,742 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 25 | $59,653 | +60% | $11,164 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 24 | $65,325 | +57% | $11,539 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $57,806 | +44% | $9,893 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 22 | $83,697 | +63% | $14,769 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 21 | $238,744 | +108% | $22,918 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 20 | $109,464 | +28% | $23,201 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 20 | $79,123 | +114% | $11,349 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 20 | $55,223 | +46% | $12,060 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 19 | $90,005 | +59% | $15,066 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 19 | $295,187 | +80% | $36,083 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 18 | $51,864 | +33% | $10,048 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 16 | $122,116 | +142% | $15,384 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 16 | $163,162 | +37% | $29,803 |
| 455 Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC | 16 | $253,183 | +25% | $80,840 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 16 | $236,126 | +70% | $37,076 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 16 | $90,439 | +36% | $18,151 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 15 | $72,367 | +100% | $9,355 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 15 | $118,820 | +25% | $26,554 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 15 | $296,611 | +38% | $61,253 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 14 | $88,682 | +36% | $17,654 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $122,123 | +168% | $17,336 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 14 | $192,372 | +88% | $26,728 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 13 | $133,381 | +43% | $20,671 |
| 854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 13 | $202,552 | +106% | $25,551 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 12 | $56,816 | +17% | $11,525 |
| 602 Cellulitis with MCC | 11 | $96,961 | +61% | $26,475 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 11 | $86,281 | +133% | $10,874 |
Outpatient services
Against the Alaska average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Mat-Su Regional Medical Center charged $119,960 on average, 0% less than the Alaska average of $119,854, and was paid $25,600 against a state average of $24,932. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Mat-Su Regional Medical Center charged $112,014 on average, 26% more than the Alaska average of $88,924, and was paid $16,258 against a state average of $16,398. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Mat-Su Regional Medical Center charged $103,150 on average, 13% more than the Alaska average of $91,419, and was paid $15,570 against a state average of $16,104. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Mat-Su Regional Medical Center charged $84,838 on average, 32% more than the Alaska average of $64,463, and was paid $13,528 against a state average of $13,229. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $40,690 was 41% above the state average of $28,781. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $135,371 was 7% above the state average of $126,408. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $70,442 was 53% above the state average of $46,070. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $71,263 was 23% above the state average of $57,857.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, AK, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2022-12-20 (CMS case 759)
- Closure Notice — 2023-04-07 (CMS case 759)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-11 (CMS case 3765)
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.