Banner Estrella Medical Center

9201 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85037 · (623) 327-4000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$18what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$125.0Mnet income, all sources

12.8%margin on patient care alone

$13.1Mcost of charity care (3.7% of costs)

$21.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

317beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

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

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	295	$73,628	$16,903
Heart failure, with major complications 291	145	$54,893	$11,359
Lung infection, with major complications 177	53	$58,368	$15,498
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	51	$139,061	$38,644
Sepsis 872	51	$46,205	$10,153
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	39	$67,291	$14,016
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	36	$60,439	$11,190
Kidney failure, with complications 683	36	$38,097	$7,878
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	31	$57,685	$12,244
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	26	$47,589	$11,094
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	23	$45,049	$9,328
COPD, with major complications 190	22	$37,605	$9,460
Heart attack, with major complications 280	21	$83,660	$13,264
Urinary tract infection 690	21	$33,611	$8,282
Heart stent 322	20	$106,521	$15,114
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	20	$36,109	$7,125
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	20	$77,388	$18,830
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	19	$44,604	$10,072
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.r. Procedures with Cc 854	18	$99,324	$18,343
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	17	$92,606	$17,016
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	17	$31,712	$7,801
Stroke, with major complications 064	16	$63,713	$16,818
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	16	$145,146	$22,959
Respiratory failure 189	15	$51,135	$10,525
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	15	$81,314	$17,018
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 467	15	$127,729	$27,593
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 468	14	$106,921	$23,574
Back problems (no surgery) 552	13	$40,565	$9,453
Diabetes, with major complications 637	13	$49,494	$13,864
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 699	13	$31,997	$8,706
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	12	$39,552	$6,832
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	12	$76,454	$17,200
Fainting 312	11	$43,877	$7,827
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	11	$46,185	$10,704

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