Alaska Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Alaska — drawn from 12 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Alaska, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CT Head without Contrast | $146 – $3,118 | $1,729 | 9 |
| Skin Biopsy (Tangential) | $290 – $5,644 | $543 | 9 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $505 – $7,735 | $2,039 | 8 |
| Skin Lesion Removal (Benign, up to 0.5 cm) | $515 – $7,432 | $2,300 | 9 |
| Newborn Circumcision | $447 – $6,229 | $4,473 | 9 |
| IUD Removal | $415 – $5,644 | $680 | 9 |
| IUD Insertion | $520 – $6,265 | $832 | 9 |
| Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy (Age 12 and Over) | $1,043 – $11,838 | $5,414 | 6 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Alaska, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep Study (In-lab Polysomnography) | $2,279 | $3,596 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with Differential | $73 | $112 |
| TSH Thyroid Function Test | $122 | $185 |
| Echocardiogram (Complete with Doppler) | $2,014 | $2,957 |
| Inguinal Hernia Repair (Open) | $4,656 | $6,486 |
| Vitamin D Blood Test | $175 | $239 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Alaska
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $17,925 | 6 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $17,428 | 6 |
| Abdominal Hysterectomy | $14,997 | 8 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $13,551 | 8 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $13,314 | 8 |
| Cesarean Delivery (Global Package) | $11,221 | 7 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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