Banner-University Medical Center South Campus
2800 East Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ 85713 · (520) 874-2000
The money
$25what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$45.6Mnet income, all sources
1.2%margin on patient care alone
$5.4Mcost of charity care (2.8% of costs)
$5.0Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
150beds
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 | 139 | $56,966 | $21,524 | |
| Psychoses 885 | 69 | $48,161 | $17,388 | |
| Heart failure, with major complications 291 | 45 | $43,555 | $14,690 | |
| Pneumonia, with major complications 193 | 22 | $29,620 | $14,846 | |
| Depressive Neuroses 881 | 22 | $22,722 | $11,822 | |
| Kidney failure, with major complications 682 | 21 | $57,486 | $18,500 | |
| Lung infection, with major complications 177 | 20 | $55,195 | $18,613 | |
| COPD, with major complications 190 | 19 | $30,254 | $13,538 | |
| Sepsis 872 | 19 | $37,448 | $13,274 | |
| Heart attack, with major complications 280 | 17 | $34,781 | $17,131 | |
| Kidney failure, with complications 683 | 16 | $28,305 | $11,016 | |
| Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698 | 16 | $48,822 | $19,838 | |
| Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 897 | 16 | $20,532 | $10,357 | |
| Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640 | 15 | $70,721 | $18,733 | |
| Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853 | 15 | $127,783 | $47,241 | |
| Respiratory failure 189 | 11 | $40,368 | $14,504 |
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