US Health Care Costs

Delirium and other mental confusion in Arizona

MS-DRG 884: Organic disturbances and intellectual disability

$54,723typical hospital bill
$11,853typical amount paid
$9,909–$16,341range paid across 5 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $54,723 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
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale15$44,162$9,909
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler13$54,723$11,242
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale14$55,134$11,853
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale12$31,974$14,108
Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman14$97,246$16,341

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.