Medical costs in Tucson, AZ
6 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked
By Elena Vasquez , Medical Billing Research Lead · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst
Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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6 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.
Hospitals in metro
6
Procedures tracked
30
vs national avg
1.06x
Top procedures by average charge in TUCSON
All tracked procedures
| Procedure | Hospitals | Avg charge | vs national | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 163 | 5 | $270,759 | 1.32x | 7.7x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 266 | 4 | $255,630 | 0.96x | 5.4x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 853 | 6 | $221,780 | 1.09x | 6.4x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 246 | 4 | $217,086 | 1.34x | 11.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCCDRG 480 | 4 | $174,597 | 1.35x | 8.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 247 | 5 | $140,719 | 1.25x | 11.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 522 | 5 | $131,294 | 1.37x | 9.1x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 481 | 5 | $123,971 | 1.34x | 8.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 064 | 5 | $101,589 | 1.16x | 7.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 871 | 6 | $95,838 | 1.28x | 7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 377 | 5 | $94,062 | 1.19x | 7.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 280 | 6 | $76,925 | 1.09x | 7x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 177 | 6 | $73,166 | 1.17x | 5.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 308 | 5 | $68,560 | 1.27x | 8.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 682 | 6 | $68,204 | 1.13x | 6.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 193 | 6 | $67,097 | 1.24x | 7.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 065 | 5 | $66,555 | 1.26x | 10.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCCDRG 291 | 6 | $64,770 | 1.29x | 7.4x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 640 | 6 | $63,548 | 1.17x | 7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCCDRG 689 | 6 | $62,670 | 1.33x | 8.1x |
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.
City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.