US Health Care Costs

Banner Ocotillo Medical Center

1405 South Alma School Road, Chandler, AZ 85286 · (480) 256-7000

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

The money

$22what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$11.5Mnet income, all sources
2.1%margin on patient care alone
$2.3Mcost of charity care (2.4% of costs)
$4.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
94beds

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)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871110$54,586$14,479
Heart failure, with major complications 29137$47,171$9,598
Lung infection, with major complications 17729$52,828$12,134
Sepsis 87227$38,135$7,997
Pneumonia, with major complications 19322$42,574$9,729
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69820$64,230$12,316
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60319$27,766$6,354
Kidney failure, with complications 68319$38,459$7,450
Urinary tract infection 69019$23,291$6,208
Stomach and digestive disorders 39217$28,847$6,982
Kidney failure, with major complications 68217$32,523$10,139
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37815$34,037$7,179
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$61,113$12,667
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64013$42,071$10,635
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$28,351$7,303
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$33,777$5,541
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68911$29,245$8,498
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".