US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications in Arizona

MS-DRG 811: Red blood cell disorders with mcc

$63,442typical hospital bill
$10,916typical amount paid
$10,299–$17,103range paid across 10 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,442 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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 staysBilledPaid
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale12$89,388$10,299
Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa12$47,541$10,313
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West12$39,012$10,646
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert14$83,360$10,757
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City12$81,231$10,828
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler23$70,804$11,004
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix12$73,858$11,459
Tucson Medical CenterTucson16$40,309$11,870
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma13$55,250$12,245
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix27$56,079$17,103

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.