Listicle: How Alaska healthcare costs compare with other states

By
Suzanne Downing
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People living in Alaska spend the most on healthcare in the country, and more than double what people in Hawaii spend, according a report on the website  The Senior List.

Using data from the Healthcare Cost Institute the study tells Alaskans who are on private insurance what they already know too well: The cost of medical care in the 49th state can be budget crushing.

Here’s how the 50 states and D.C. compare for health care spending:

1. Alaska – $7,469
2. West Virginia – $6,813
3. South Dakota – $6,733
4. New Hampshire – $6,720
5. Wyoming – $6,695
6. New Jersey – $6,402
7. Wisconsin – $6,355
8. New York – $6,335
9. South Carolina – $6,233
10. Connecticut – $6,232
11. North Dakota – $6,131
12. Vermont – $6,103
13 Texas – $6,057
14. Indiana – $6,043
15. Maine – $5,993
16. Minnesota – $5,988
17. Ohio – $5,975
18. Delaware – $5,805
19. Nebraska – $5,772
20. Pennsylvania – $5,696
21. Georgia – $5,668
22. Florida – $5,615
23. Louisiana – $5,577
24. Kentucky – $5,566
25. North Carolina – $5,532
26. Rhode Island – $5,508
27. Washington, D.C. – $5,488
28. Colorado – $5,487
29. Illinois – $5,478
30. California – $5,466
31. Idaho – $5,458
32. Virginia – $5,455
33. Oklahoma – $5,427
34. Massachusetts – $5,426
35. New Mexico – $5,408
36. Mississippi – $5,385
37. Iowa – $5,364
38. Washington – $5,348
39. Montana – $5,336
40. Tennessee – $5.306
41. Missouri – $5,184
42. Oregon – $5,112
43. Alabama – $5,031
44. Nevada – $5,028
45. Arizona – $4,962
46. Michigan – $4,961
47. Maryland – $4,919
48. Kansas – $4,887
49. Arkansas – $4,608
50. Utah – $4,499
51. Hawaii – $3,626

From the Healthcare Cost Institute, a breakdown of average prices for common services shows what those services cost in 2013 through 2017 in every state and D.C. (this table is not particularly readable on a smart phone.) The 2017 Health Care Cost and Utilization Report shows that spending per privately insured person grew by 4.2 percent, the second year in a row of spending growth over four percent. Price increases were the primary driver. The report covers the period 2013 through 2017 and includes claims data from four national insurance companies: Aetna, Humana, Kaiser Permanente, and UnitedHealthcare.​ 

Download the data files here.

Annual Average Price by State by Service Category
Inpatient Outpatient Professional Services Prescription Drugs
State 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
AK 22,959.98 26,428.35 30,499.98 33,385.15 31,319.86 685.27 652.24 699.91 739.22 732.18 214.7 213.83 228.57 236.42 238.66 86.31 101.78 112.06 116.9 112.83
AL 13,317.90 14,701.49 14,961.42 16,675.18 16,206.03 394.95 416.3 423.8 433.72 459.44 84.67 85.93 86.99 93.76 95.56 76.94 80.53 85.85 93.33 96.5
AR 12,218.49 12,811.20 13,478.52 14,414.34 14,996.46 361.54 377.18 376.5 383.98 396.64 85.07 86.59 90.55 93.98 95.7 71.96 78.66 84.37 92.04 94.59
AZ 15,627.47 15,583.64 17,130.65 18,303.41 19,013.65 613.98 674.5 683.41 715.37 769.22 89.04 90.86 92.67 101.36 106.05 86.59 92.2 99.33 104.41 106.43
CA 26,316.75 27,314.91 28,826.98 30,345.91 32,010.27 711.8 782.82 818.03 838.9 892.7 99.24 103.37 106.43 111.68 118.61 74.79 80.56 89.59 92.9 91.78
CO 18,528.69 19,187.43 20,639.93 20,857.25 22,121.56 635.14 661.89 682 698.08 738.5 100.14 103.12 107.21 113.04 117.81 93.8 99.34 107.02 112.94 113.67
CT 17,265.71 18,583.23 19,686.15 21,022.89 22,306.06 328.4 352.43 373.04 379.84 406.39 113.03 115.93 120.34 125.16 130.64 102.59 111.39 121.16 127.48 129.38
DC 14,681.01 14,604.64 18,325.86 16,653.51 18,347.22 528.26 569.59 566.78 584.7 615.81 92.45 96.22 99.91 104.7 105.21 116.99 131.62 150.26 162.36 171.34
DE 18,912.75 18,903.41 21,917.02 23,402.56 21,783.13 564.01 602.74 613.44 648.17 605.08 94.68 96.64 100.01 105.26 109.28 92.82 100.58 110.95 108.23 113.13
FL 16,326.69 17,210.71 18,128.91 19,210.90 20,230.51 594.68 633.91 673.17 699.89 743 91.89 94.96 99.21 104.24 108.94 98.61 104.38 111.44 113.71 112.87
GA 15,414.04 16,135.84 16,661.19 18,249.91 19,173.94 557.02 605.74 641.92 670.64 698.68 97.65 100.28 104.05 110.36 114.57 90.56 94.95 102.85 109.16 110.29
HI 18,373.60 20,638.76 18,618.15 32,559.01 25,545.72 539.52 527.28 559.32 560.69 637.37 87.63 80.06 84.78 94.24 101.77 89.66 94.14 109.66 107.9 91.9
IA 13,147.20 14,324.85 15,021.71 15,116.14 16,623.28 381.37 397.53 403.84 422.73 456.95 106.89 111.54 113.74 118 120.85 73.09 75.84 81.47 88 88.46
ID 16,953.81 18,565.74 19,259.38 20,388.83 21,835.34 463.17 501.98 504.57 508.96 526.99 125.1 125.8 129.38 132.34 134.38 85.27 88.4 95.7 107.04 104.5
IL 16,240.67 17,069.28 17,312.40 17,634.44 18,470.22 447.33 467.29 460.95 446.93 447.15 103.25 105.22 107.46 111.74 115.34 87.42 93.68 103.11 109.32 111.5
IN 19,339.21 20,664.45 21,293.61 21,683.81 23,405.69 555.21 572.94 586.53 605.52 610.35 99.22 102.24 105.79 111.99 117.62 78.52 84.15 88.61 95.52 96.69
KS 15,237.92 15,065.86 15,731.48 16,310.24 17,261.83 466.98 477.91 480.58 477.62 498.89 95.95 97.42 99.11 98.75 101.76 81.45 85.2 91.62 96.59 98.9
KY 14,646.74 15,633.02 15,363.01 16,512.22 16,623.89 500.06 539.6 493.56 488.44 511.33 79.24 80.99 88.6 93.52 98.63 74.8 80.3 85.78 90.62 93.7
LA 14,025.16 14,577.48 14,791.49 15,219.48 16,306.23 361.34 364.13 354.87 348.98 369.71 96.6 99.17 103.7 108.64 110.37 82.34 87.32 96.16 97 97.1
MA 14,643.16 15,868.33 16,083.55 16,321.31 17,514.18 255.68 270.43 275.95 280.68 290.28 113.94 118.03 123.03 129.45 137.49 83.71 95.02 101.72 111.57 116.24
MD 13,402.95 13,718.46 14,439.37 14,761.70 15,803.54 505.46 528.83 522.57 525.27 551.95 85.74 88.44 90.74 95.91 100.52 92.05 99.39 108.68 113.08 116.54
ME 19,690.95 21,651.54 22,953.96 25,059.05 25,937.33 362.27 395.58 419.7 437.64 473.98 106.55 110.18 113.73 117.09 122.74 77.86 85.2 92.23 100.31 100.95
MI 15,537.36 15,971.32 16,669.98 16,426.95 17,205.09 378.91 388.28 399.6 417.04 433.96 91.94 94.37 99.79 102.89 107.53 79.8 85.18 92.21 98.34 100.34
MN 16,206.54 17,764.22 17,923.36 19,217.63 20,650.79 459.38 493.4 534.63 567.18 579.56 128.97 133.53 137.58 143.52 149.68 80.81 85.64 88.88 96.37 103.67
MO 13,296.87 14,817.76 15,354.25 16,676.67 16,752.89 357.98 372.7 406.63 404.06 432.1 93.32 96.23 99.03 102.85 105.19 81.4 86.25 92.73 99.13 104.08
MS 13,555.23 14,226.21 13,911.80 14,869.19 15,567.06 441.99 463.11 478.91 483.37 528.08 93.86 94.95 96.44 102.23 104.49 81.22 88.08 89.56 96.16 95.14
MT 19,196.40 18,116.93 22,752.93 22,605.30 20,881.81 456.71 487.73 455.7 454.55 489 134.46 140.07 146.04 146.14 150.03 78.56 85.79 85.25 96.09 93.73
NC 16,624.83 17,213.67 17,874.64 18,232.06 18,146.54 617.26 661.07 675.34 686.85 674.57 97.03 101.16 105.06 110.16 112.5 86.89 90.28 99.53 105.39 107.83
ND 16,217.38 16,632.17 15,947.47 21,385.48 18,209.48 498.05 501.76 563.49 567.31 606.86 125.29 126.81 129.73 138.57 149.28 66.41 69.44 82.97 94.93 97.99
NE 16,063.98 16,671.29 17,548.52 18,176.55 19,613.33 481.54 494.38 504.63 527.74 543.27 106.57 110.49 111.09 111.33 118.72 82.5 87.58 95.57 102.06 100.24
NH 18,493.43 20,125.19 20,799.95 22,460.02 23,050.47 374.19 390.74 401.29 406.98 431.89 132.27 137.44 143.23 153.88 158.93 88.99 94.47 100.38 110.8 113.71
NJ 16,581.95 17,869.63 18,872.45 20,339.46 21,047.91 528.28 532.44 535.2 540.39 570.77 99.57 102.84 106.21 109.32 112.96 113.16 123.58 135.73 140.14 142.58
NM 16,464.69 16,864.53 17,663.26 21,606.93 19,582.68 457.99 497.28 502.99 511.71 460.16 107.85 109.22 113.07 122.13 128.58 77.58 81.91 94.24 102.28 100.97
NV 15,851.71 18,314.09 18,975.94 19,234.93 19,280.72 667.84 756.22 772.67 780.69 831.45 94.38 96.34 99.65 105.88 109.69 88.26 95.15 106.98 112.62 114.76
NY 16,816.23 18,491.09 20,086.75 21,559.39 23,626.52 327.32 341.86 358.96 379.68 424.08 100.33 102.15 105.88 109.73 112.46 109.92 121.39 134.25 139.92 146.17
OH 16,254.70 17,159.54 18,972.70 19,661.49 20,400.51 374.61 403.19 412.96 426.06 454.66 94.93 97.14 101.44 109.25 114.35 82.61 87 93.91 99.99 102.98
OK 14,918.45 15,235.60 15,464.19 17,692.77 18,484.44 515.93 535.93 541.55 547.68 569.91 87.96 87.48 90.88 97.72 98.52 83.77 87.69 94.27 101.1 100.07
OR 19,290.51 20,985.82 20,780.72 21,711.66 23,143.93 403.95 414.44 422.01 429.83 476.62 124.92 127.01 130.28 134.83 137.17 78.67 84.48 94.77 101.88 105.21
PA 16,391.48 17,685.91 17,617.06 18,358.58 19,209.29 364.71 384.3 392.4 405.3 442.42 96.86 100.9 102 108.64 111.16 88.35 96.69 107.29 112.89 115.36
RI 16,437.85 16,637.23 16,642.52 18,194.35 18,321.84 225.91 236.37 242.79 241.94 245.46 90.79 94.5 97.83 106.17 111.38 81.23 86.2 92.29 99.18 101.14
SC 20,960.00 21,927.58 21,958.32 22,639.70 24,511.86 633.18 682.97 712.9 726.3 755.82 97.39 100.19 104.7 110.42 111.94 82.59 87.2 94.39 99.42 103.21
SD 19,169.67 19,033.45 22,857.72 24,504.71 26,427.02 759.02 811.61 848.91 892.4 901.72 128.65 130.28 133.26 134.02 142.48 76.92 74.69 79.91 88.12 100.38
TN 14,424.44 15,327.48 16,303.30 16,571.26 16,989.40 479.07 496.14 512.41 526.83 560.22 84.59 88 92.27 96.88 99.32 79.25 84.58 90.03 95.55 97.94
TX 17,728.30 18,227.91 19,122.97 20,158.58 20,739.80 621.79 636.43 650.24 654.37 686.9 97.21 99.81 104.26 109.88 111.1 95.48 106.56 114.83 118.24 114.14
US 17,272.41 18,257.71 19,092.44 20,067.02 20,942.52 472.51 497.09 510.86 522.4 548.52 99.45 102.45 106.09 111.41 115.42 86.94 93.38 101.73 107.23 108.68
UT 12,606.55 14,511.45 15,037.71 16,025.00 16,027.28 494.65 543.45 568.84 562.68 575.38 92.8 95.1 97.56 104.92 110.07 84.11 87.29 91.96 98.79 100.43
VA 16,712.10 17,285.57 18,649.21 18,886.24 20,208.52 554.56 574.03 585.86 588.75 618.86 92.64 96.36 99.47 103.32 106.2 89.05 94.29 101.39 106.49 108.98
VT 19,759.22 18,940.26 16,812.99 20,703.73 22,420.89 392.07 382.48 411.52 421.73 457.28 156.62 152.69 152.54 169.12 182.39 83.06 89.56 96.09 108.35 99.33
WA 19,498.36 21,687.56 22,031.76 22,276.32 24,244.99 501.64 552.43 562.63 586.65 620.86 104.17 107.75 111.3 114.46 116.37 87.8 94.76 104.45 111.57 118.44
WI 17,262.43 18,827.27 18,714.82 20,167.23 20,758.27 472.6 487.54 506.35 521.43 537.72 155.63 160.47 167.37 176.68 183.81 73.38 77.27 86.23 94.76 99.44
WV 18,513.20 20,317.18 21,043.50 22,408.65 23,944.81 458.83 474.06 476.99 505.77 559.26 98.66 98.75 100.31 108.14 116 74.57 76.84 83.92 90.86 90.83
WY 20,792.48 21,370.45 24,331.18 24,574.78 22,711.73 537.22 578.01 583.77 638.1 628.67 176.64 190.05 198.89 191.26 192.89 79.55 86.81 91.27 103.91 108.29