US Health Care Costs

Headaches Without Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 103: Headaches without mcc

$45,821typical hospital bill
$6,962typical amount paid
$6,878–$11,049range paid across 3 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $45,821 for this stay in 2024, about 6.6 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
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler14$54,915$6,878
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale16$45,821$6,962
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix13$37,654$11,049

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.