US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Mcc in Arizona

MS-DRG 199: Pneumothorax with mcc

$69,644typical hospital bill
$13,162typical amount paid
$13,003–$13,320range paid across 2 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $69,644 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler12$93,551$13,003
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West11$45,737$13,320

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.