US Health Care Costs

Irregular heartbeat in Arizona

MS-DRG 310: Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders without cc/mcc

$31,509typical hospital bill
$5,076typical amount paid
$4,190–$7,170range paid across 22 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,509 for this stay in 2024, about 6.2 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 CenterScottsdale53$34,541$4,190
Banner Heart HospitalMesa39$18,797$4,249
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West15$21,902$4,315
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City15$42,441$4,376
Northwest Medical CenterTucson22$35,805$4,415
Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City27$44,423$4,572
Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita14$38,573$4,629
Tucson Medical CenterTucson46$21,533$4,881
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma23$30,396$5,004
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott46$31,629$5,012
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa18$25,593$5,052
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler17$31,389$5,101
Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale33$53,448$5,107
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale24$29,363$5,158
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix12$26,510$5,387
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical CenterShow Low12$21,956$5,633
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert18$36,652$5,903
Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale12$41,446$6,047
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood21$37,405$6,445
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale19$39,888$6,802
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix19$22,714$7,086
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff15$29,491$7,170

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.