US Health Care Costs

Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 025: Craniotomy and endovascular intracranial procedures with mcc

$196,029typical hospital bill
$43,051typical amount paid
$31,715–$64,829range paid across 12 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $196,029 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Tucson Medical CenterTucson33$110,203$31,715
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale52$228,653$32,923
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler59$243,903$33,957
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa48$166,847$33,966
Abrazo West CampusGoodyear20$458,193$35,274
Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale34$158,605$37,961
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix137$296,097$48,141
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson36$169,135$48,780
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix40$203,382$50,516
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff17$125,788$57,393
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix65$188,675$61,412
St Joseph's HospitalTucson20$1,113,440$64,829

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.