Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
2500 SOUTH WOODWORTH LOOP, Palmer, AK 99645
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, AK has an average Medicare payment of $15,441 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Mat-Su Regional Medical Center at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Cost-wise, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center is mid-pack: $15,441 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Mat-Su Regional Medical Center's value rating (60/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Mat-Su Regional Medical Center lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC, Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, Transient Ischemia. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $19,601 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $20,981 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $10,070 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $9,944 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $21,496 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $6,829 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $13,972 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $23,226 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $13,729 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $14,536 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,035 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $11,841 |
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $12,856 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $17,424 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $21,605 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $17,913 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Compares
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center has an average Medicare payment of $15,441, 23% below the Alaska state average of $20,163. That is 3% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (6% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (60/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center Cost & Quality FAQ
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center has an average payment of $15,441 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Mat-Su Regional Medical Center has a Value Score of C (60/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Other facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Mat-Su Regional Medical Center offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 2500 SOUTH WOODWORTH LOOP, Palmer, AK 99645. Phone: (907) 861-6000.
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