US Health Care Costs

Heart failure, with major complications in Arizona

MS-DRG 291: Heart failure and shock with mcc

$57,789typical hospital bill
$10,814typical amount paid
$9,046–$28,494range paid across 48 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $57,789 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley130$73,372$9,046
Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix49$57,924$9,264
Banner Goldfield Medical CenterApache Junction21$29,349$9,305
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale227$67,218$9,358
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West230$44,683$9,499
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City278$50,830$9,546
Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterChandler37$47,171$9,598
Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa119$51,126$9,650
Northwest Medical CenterTucson155$74,582$9,664
St Joseph's HospitalTucson40$91,031$9,693
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler245$67,086$9,832
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix109$69,596$9,837
Banner Heart HospitalMesa180$41,106$9,916
St. Mary's HospitalTucson50$92,187$9,928
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert147$79,326$10,108
Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert54$48,157$10,135
Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City64$108,758$10,189
Abrazo Scottsdale CampusPhoenix18$113,448$10,232
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale116$68,667$10,248
Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita70$61,519$10,260
Banner Ironwood Medical CenterQueen Creek43$56,248$10,606
Tucson Medical CenterTucson179$43,001$10,615
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix78$78,209$10,633
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa127$57,654$10,811
Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale133$47,880$10,817
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale119$61,460$10,934
Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical CenterMesa19$32,971$10,991
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott124$36,994$11,210
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma159$48,988$11,242
Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale101$86,160$11,258
Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix145$54,893$11,359
Banner Casa Grande Medical CenterCasa Grande74$51,446$11,416
Dignity Health Arizona General HospitalMesa20$47,774$11,507
Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City50$103,204$11,750
Abrazo West CampusGoodyear83$98,948$11,805
Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman89$79,189$12,077
Abrazo Central CampusPhoenix28$117,866$12,469
Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista69$41,364$12,955
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical CenterShow Low57$34,610$13,069
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood60$70,210$14,520
Banner-University Medical Center South CampusTucson45$43,555$14,690
Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationTuba City17$17,620$15,333
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix121$65,009$16,015
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix67$66,992$16,033
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson92$48,221$16,118
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff86$59,070$16,641
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix329$47,146$17,184
Valleywise Health Medical CenterPhoenix20$41,065$28,494

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.