US Health Care Costs

Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur Without Cc/Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 494: Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur without cc/mcc

$146,681typical hospital bill
$14,924typical amount paid
$13,672–$20,812range paid across 8 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $146,681 for this stay in 2024, about 9.8 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 CenterScottsdale11$155,863$13,672
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix14$141,499$14,037
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale13$151,862$14,609
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix13$181,151$14,859
Tucson Medical CenterTucson16$58,487$14,990
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott12$74,136$16,096
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler12$154,572$17,037
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson12$71,014$20,812

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.