Medical Back Problems with Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 551: Medical back problems with mcc

$80,655typical hospital bill

$12,783typical amount paid

$11,959–$23,469range paid across 8 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $80,655 for this stay in 2024, about 6.3 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
St Joseph's Hospital	Tucson	13	$142,073	$11,959
Chandler Regional Medical Center	Chandler	32	$76,571	$12,103
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center	Gilbert	12	$90,486	$12,206
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center	Scottsdale	12	$90,406	$12,622
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center	Glendale	11	$83,870	$12,944
Banner Desert Medical Center	Mesa	20	$56,051	$13,626
Mayo Clinic Hospital	Phoenix	19	$55,779	$20,316
Flagstaff Medical Center	Flagstaff	11	$77,439	$23,469

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.