US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Procedures with Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 163: Major chest procedures with mcc

$193,759typical hospital bill
$40,371typical amount paid
$32,015–$64,461range paid across 15 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $193,759 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
St. Mary's HospitalTucson13$220,269$32,015
Banner Heart HospitalMesa12$158,061$33,017
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City22$162,004$33,367
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler14$193,759$34,630
Northwest Medical CenterTucson25$288,840$35,140
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale11$238,860$35,290
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale11$278,850$36,394
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa20$155,185$40,371
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix12$254,282$40,954
Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman13$308,368$42,270
Tucson Medical CenterTucson17$166,706$43,296
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix11$187,300$47,577
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson17$180,605$54,240
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix23$284,421$56,786
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix32$193,713$64,461

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.