US Health Care Costs

Digestive Malignancy with Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 374: Digestive malignancy with mcc

$69,620typical hospital bill
$26,490typical amount paid
$16,458–$29,609range paid across 3 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,620 for this stay in 2024, about 2.6 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 Gateway Medical CenterGilbert12$69,620$16,458
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson15$86,432$26,490
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix47$65,555$29,609

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.