US Health Care Costs

Bowel obstruction, with complications in Arizona

MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc

$38,918typical hospital bill
$6,920typical amount paid
$5,692–$11,137range paid across 31 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $38,918 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley19$45,894$5,692
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Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix17$34,025$5,884
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Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale37$45,891$5,987
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Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa24$26,073$6,030
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Northwest Medical CenterTucson28$45,314$6,146
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Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City13$67,843$6,236
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Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert29$50,987$6,321
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Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City26$27,971$6,374
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Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita12$51,061$6,429
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Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix14$41,950$6,487
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Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West30$24,055$6,565
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Banner Ironwood Medical CenterQueen Creek11$22,408$6,646
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Tucson Medical CenterTucson40$33,294$6,651
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Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale16$30,645$6,896
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Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa30$23,206$6,901
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Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott29$30,303$6,920
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Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale34$32,206$6,945
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Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale12$98,090$6,958
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Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler34$53,130$7,008
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Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma34$38,918$7,009
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Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix19$36,994$7,072
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Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale22$39,062$7,167
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Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman12$42,782$7,377
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Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert12$36,284$7,450
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Summit Healthcare Regional Medical CenterShow Low15$24,549$8,135
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Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood17$54,103$8,737
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Abrazo West CampusGoodyear12$80,827$8,990
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St. Mary's HospitalTucson13$74,483$9,695
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Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff14$41,295$10,312
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Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson13$34,158$10,934
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Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix92$27,211$11,137
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Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc.Willcox––––$5,057only 1 plan

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.