US Health Care Costs

Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications in Arizona

MS-DRG 391: Esophagitis, gastroenteritis and miscellaneous digestive disorders with mcc

$60,735typical hospital bill
$10,813typical amount paid
$9,311–$17,933range paid across 28 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,735 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City36$49,952$9,311
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale33$52,985$9,384
Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley15$82,374$9,612
Northwest Medical CenterTucson31$83,758$9,875
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert20$59,125$9,885
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler37$69,313$9,960
Banner Ironwood Medical CenterQueen Creek11$62,346$10,037
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix25$63,241$10,080
Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert12$63,821$10,243
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa22$38,502$10,340
Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa16$46,857$10,364
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale18$73,431$10,376
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix11$80,874$10,529
Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix11$46,185$10,704
Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita11$82,782$10,922
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale21$44,343$10,933
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott12$51,446$10,961
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma15$49,663$11,057
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West19$38,119$11,410
Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale14$66,388$11,505
Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman17$85,013$11,983
Tucson Medical CenterTucson45$54,971$12,764
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical CenterShow Low11$36,331$12,969
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix13$81,798$16,289
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff11$49,110$16,378
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix11$78,434$16,955
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix105$43,315$16,995
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson14$83,738$17,933

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.