US Health Care Costs

Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Cc in Arizona

MS-DRG 982: Extensive o.r. procedures unrelated to principal diagnosis with cc

$126,807typical hospital bill
$25,147typical amount paid
$19,121–$28,551range paid across 4 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $126,807 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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 Desert Medical CenterMesa11$101,589$19,121
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale17$238,134$22,013
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix26$84,670$28,281
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix12$152,025$28,551

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.