COPD, with major complications in Arizona
MS-DRG 190: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with mcc
$49,479typical hospital bill
$9,229typical amount paid
$8,126–$16,641range paid across 29 hospitals
Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $49,479 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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)
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.