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Alaska Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 10 Alaska hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Above Fair Market · Negotiate
1.15×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price+15% Above Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 10 Alaska hospitals, typical commercial prices average +15% above the U.S. fair price (1.15×) after accounting for local wages.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Alaska Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Alaska, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.10 Hospitals · 118 Procedures
Hospitals Priced10 in AKTotal hospitals in Alaska with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.8× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Alaska hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in AK0.78× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Alaska: Central Peninsula General Hospital (Soldotna) at 0.78× fair market price.

Most affordable Alaska hospital: Central Peninsula General Hospital (Soldotna) at 0.78× the fair price (22% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint10 Alaska Hospitals Analyzed

Alaska Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 10 reporting hospitals and 118 shoppable procedures in Alaska, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 1.15× the U.S. fair price average (1.8× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 3.8× across the state — from 0.78× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 2.98× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 1.15× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.8× Medicare
Advantage

Best Value in Alaska (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Alaska: Central Peninsula General Hospital (Soldotna) prices care at 0.78× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center (Ketchikan, 0.78× fair) and South Peninsula Hospital (0.85× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Alaska hospitals (Q25) charge 0.85× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Alaska must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
Watchout

Where Alaska Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Alaska facilities reach 4.0× Medicare (Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, Alaska Regional Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 3.8× between the lowest-priced (0.78×) and highest-priced (2.98×) hospitals in Alaska.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable AK Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.78× – 0.85× Fair

Led by Central Peninsula General Hospital (Soldotna) at 0.78× fair price.

Typical Alaska Hospital (State Median)1.8× Medicare
1.71× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 10 Alaska hospitals.

Highest-Markup AK Hospitals (Top 25%)3.8× State Spread
1.85× – 2.98× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Alaska hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Alaska County Price & Affordability Heatmap 7 of 30 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Alaska County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 30 counties in Alaska

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Kenai Peninsula Borough2hosps
0.82× Fair
Income $78k
Anchorage Municipality2hosps
1.78× Fair
Income $98k
Ketchikan Gateway Borough1hosp
0.78× Fair
Income $89k
Fairbanks North Star Borough1hosp
0.96× Fair
Income $85k
Nome Census Area1hosp
1.71× Fair
Income $77k
Juneau City and Borough1hosp
2.18× Fair
Income $101k
Matanuska-Susitna Borough1hosp
2.98× Fair
Income $91k
Bethel Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $71k
Kodiak Island Borough0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $84k
North Slope Borough0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $86k
Sitka City and Borough0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $101k
Kusilvak Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $48k
Northwest Arctic Borough0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $81k
Chugach Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $89k
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $74k
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $59k
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $53k
Aleutians West Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $107k
Dillingham Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $74k
Aleutians East Borough0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $73k
Petersburg Borough0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $77k
Copper River Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $75k
Hoonah-Angoon Census Area0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $63k
Wrangell City and Borough0hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $65k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 30 total in Alaska

All Hospitals in Alaska (10)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Alaska (118)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Alaska price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Alaska by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Alaska regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Alaska

Across the 10 Alaska hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Aetna 9 of 10 hospitals
Blue Cross Blue Shield 9 of 10 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 8 of 10 hospitals
Cigna 7 of 10 hospitals
Humana 2 of 10 hospitals

Also negotiating in Alaska: Moda Health (6) · Banner Health (2) · GEHA (2) · Amerigroup (1) · Baylor Scott & White (1) · Devoted Health (1).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →