US Health Care Costs

Urinary tract infection in Arizona

MS-DRG 690: Kidney and urinary tract infections without mcc

$36,478typical hospital bill
$6,898typical amount paid
$5,808–$11,224range paid across 43 hospitals

Arizona hospitals billed Medicare a typical $36,478 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
Oro Valley HospitalOro Valley30$49,494$5,808
Banner Boswell Medical CenterSun City77$27,203$5,910
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical CenterScottsdale142$37,039$5,931
Banner Del E. Webb Medical CenterSun City West71$25,666$6,067
Banner Baywood Medical CenterMesa50$27,807$6,095
Northwest Medical CenterTucson39$50,438$6,168
Western Arizona Regional Medical CenterBullhead City17$85,730$6,192
Banner Ocotillo Medical CenterChandler19$23,291$6,208
Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical CenterPhoenix28$35,550$6,243
Mercy Gilbert Medical CenterGilbert66$48,936$6,253
St Joseph's HospitalTucson16$96,705$6,311
Havasu Regional Medical CenterLake Havasu City18$65,685$6,318
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical CenterScottsdale70$42,144$6,483
Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler102$49,095$6,503
St. Mary's HospitalTucson15$60,253$6,516
Banner Gateway Medical CenterGilbert18$26,439$6,596
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical CenterPhoenix32$38,137$6,679
Yuma Regional Medical CenterYuma23$37,658$6,690
Banner Thunderbird Medical CenterGlendale35$34,168$6,709
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical CenterPhoenix42$44,896$6,710
Northwest Medical Center SahuaritaSahuarita23$48,459$6,723
Tucson Medical CenterTucson87$31,298$6,898
Kingman Regional Medical CenterKingman20$48,621$7,044
Yavapai Regional Medical CenterPrescott93$27,740$7,092
Honorhealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med CtrScottsdale48$39,572$7,155
Banner Desert Medical CenterMesa57$30,888$7,157
Abrazo Arrowhead HospitalGlendale21$67,991$7,264
Banner Casa Grande Medical CenterCasa Grande25$30,403$7,355
Dignity Health Arizona General HospitalMesa24$36,478$7,389
Abrazo West CampusGoodyear21$68,307$7,757
Canyon Vista Medical CenterSierra Vista15$28,663$8,111
Banner Estrella Medical CenterPhoenix21$33,611$8,282
Banner Ironwood Medical CenterQueen Creek11$29,028$8,323
Banner - University Medical Center PhoenixPhoenix23$33,335$8,934
Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood34$43,402$9,315
Fort Defiance Indian HospitalFt. Defiance23$14,948$10,233
St Josephs Hospital and Medical CenterPhoenix31$37,105$10,290
Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff35$41,432$10,409
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson CampusTucson36$28,293$10,427
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care FacilityChinle20$16,011$10,690
Whiteriver Phs Indian HospitalWhiteriver11$14,325$10,783
Mayo Clinic HospitalPhoenix140$24,306$10,879
Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationTuba City11$8,942$11,224

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.