US Health Care Costs

Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita

16260 South Rancho Sahuarita Boulevard, Sahuarita, AZ 85629 · (520) 416-7100

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

The money

$9what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$6.8Mnet income, all sources
5.4%margin on patient care alone
$2.1Mcost of charity care (2.0% of costs)
$5.8Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
62beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 871117$81,249$15,250
Heart failure, with major complications 29170$61,519$10,260
Pneumonia, with major complications 19365$67,574$10,998
Lung infection, with major complications 17764$71,329$13,193
Stomach and digestive disorders 39236$52,637$6,694
Sepsis 87234$50,132$8,551
Heart attack, with major complications 28027$73,455$11,598
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$48,320$6,520
Urinary tract infection 69023$48,459$6,723
COPD, with major complications 19018$62,848$9,137
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$73,194$8,264
Fainting 31216$59,582$7,063
Kidney failure, with complications 68316$46,458$7,718
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68916$61,667$9,472
Irregular heartbeat 31014$38,573$4,629
Heart stent 32214$199,644$17,633
Heart attack, with complications 28113$72,493$8,531
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52213$131,815$18,073
Pneumonia, with complications 19412$46,500$6,665
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38912$51,061$6,429
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60312$39,943$6,861
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$65,992$13,020
Lung infection, with complications 17811$57,173$7,718
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30811$52,586$9,642
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32111$251,667$26,737
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$82,782$10,922
Diabetes, with complications 63811$46,095$8,290

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".