US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue O.r. Procedures with Cc in Arizona

MS-DRG 516: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue o.r. procedures with cc

$110,176typical hospital bill
$24,065typical amount paid
$17,246–$30,814range paid across 4 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $110,176 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale15$186,862$17,246
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson14$68,881$23,362
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix18$130,633$24,768
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix18$89,720$30,814

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.