US Health Care Costs

Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 492: Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur with mcc

$155,919typical hospital bill
$29,915typical amount paid
$22,293–$37,536range paid across 2 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $155,919 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler14$209,579$22,293
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson12$102,260$37,536

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.