US Health Care Costs

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Without C.d.e. with Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 417: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy without c.d.e. with mcc

$98,345typical hospital bill
$18,446typical amount paid
$17,559–$30,945range paid across 10 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $98,345 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
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West11$107,876$17,559
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert11$145,476$17,742
Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert15$89,735$18,000
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler16$130,374$18,016
Northwest Medical CenterTucson15$145,162$18,146
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa16$94,158$18,747
Tucson Medical CenterTucson18$58,474$18,926
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma12$102,531$20,308
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix17$81,860$26,615
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff22$67,183$30,945

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.