US Health Care Costs

Sepsis, with major complications in Arizona

MS-DRG 871: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc

$81,249typical hospital bill
$15,840typical amount paid
$13,599–$35,300range paid across 51 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $81,249 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley166$85,366$13,599
Banner Heart HospitalMesa32$59,664$13,701
Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix71$79,001$13,863
Banner Goldfield Medical CenterApache Junction43$33,032$14,107
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City424$67,735$14,350
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West659$62,430$14,355
Northwest Medical CenterTucson275$103,657$14,362
Banner Ironwood Medical CenterQueen Creek161$54,870$14,424
Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa521$65,966$14,458
Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterChandler110$54,586$14,479
Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City104$156,592$14,659
St Joseph's HospitalTucson152$142,052$14,780
Valley View Medical CenterFort Mohave33$100,197$14,864
St. Mary's HospitalTucson140$134,226$14,997
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler508$105,112$15,006
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert386$107,274$15,113
Abrazo Scottsdale CampusPhoenix91$150,837$15,179
Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City182$147,526$15,231
Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita117$81,249$15,250
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix268$107,229$15,355
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale284$119,918$15,432
Dignity Health Arizona General HospitalMesa33$60,516$15,533
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix211$121,110$15,567
Tucson Medical CenterTucson384$69,589$15,655
Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert253$75,867$15,754
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa435$73,538$15,840
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale201$97,804$15,891
Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale412$74,524$15,937
Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale155$162,353$16,724
Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix295$73,628$16,903
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma350$68,707$16,927
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott155$63,687$17,021
Abrazo West CampusGoodyear238$166,015$17,104
Honorhealth Four Peaks Medical CenterMesa56$83,570$17,119
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale221$98,041$17,179
Banner Casa Grande Medical CenterCasa Grande202$62,458$17,606
Abrazo Central CampusPhoenix85$164,963$17,969
Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman177$99,556$18,748
Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista157$72,013$19,756
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical CenterShow Low195$41,459$19,974
Fort Defiance Indian HospitalFt. Defiance20$14,920$21,310
Banner-University Medical Center South CampusTucson139$56,966$21,524
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix227$86,562$21,950
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix255$93,671$22,093
Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationTuba City39$10,088$22,635
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care FacilityChinle37$21,483$22,693
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood106$99,209$22,783
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson327$72,547$23,739
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff172$89,289$26,631
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix762$77,963$27,024
Valleywise Health Medical CenterPhoenix57$91,865$35,300

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.