US Health Care Costs

Fainting in Arizona

MS-DRG 312: Syncope and collapse

$50,941typical hospital bill
$7,306typical amount paid
$6,222–$11,870range paid across 29 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,941 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale31$46,322$6,222
Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley21$59,012$6,312
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City60$40,867$6,382
Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa16$39,391$6,528
Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City13$80,795$6,768
Northwest Medical CenterTucson38$54,401$6,835
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert61$51,078$6,842
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West40$35,179$6,967
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix25$54,725$6,971
St. Mary's HospitalTucson19$65,289$6,972
Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita16$59,582$7,063
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale31$50,941$7,078
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler95$61,886$7,106
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix24$59,827$7,207
Tucson Medical CenterTucson35$32,694$7,306
St Joseph's HospitalTucson14$123,720$7,319
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa19$49,397$7,382
Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale18$52,192$7,394
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott50$33,709$7,479
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale29$47,007$7,554
Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale14$105,895$7,754
Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix11$43,877$7,827
Abrazo West CampusGoodyear18$93,007$8,385
Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista13$29,521$8,655
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood14$43,934$9,896
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix20$48,456$10,631
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson28$40,413$11,185
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix41$34,428$11,715
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix25$58,674$11,870

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.