Banner Baywood Medical Center
Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona charges 6.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 70 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Mesa, AZ 85206 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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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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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.59x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
11.16x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
70
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $38,863 | $19,432 | — | 11.2x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $50,947 | $25,474 | — | 10.4x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $42,553 | $21,276 | — | 10.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $81,419 | $40,710 | — | 10.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $48,256 | $24,128 | — | 9.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 684 | $28,462 | $14,231 | — | 9.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $36,976 | $18,488 | — | 9.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $37,486 | $18,743 | — | 9x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $42,970 | $21,485 | — | 8.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $42,304 | $21,152 | — | 8.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $39,046 | $19,523 | — | 8.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $34,420 | $17,210 | — | 8.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $35,176 | $17,588 | — | 7.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $46,111 | $23,056 | — | 7.9x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $42,679 | $21,340 | — | 7.9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $46,261 | $23,131 | — | 7.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $35,692 | $17,846 | — | 7.7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $33,719 | $16,859 | — | 7.5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $48,611 | $24,305 | — | 7.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $50,565 | $25,283 | — | 7.5x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $75,465 | $37,732 | — | 7.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $43,085 | $21,543 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $102,849 | $51,424 | — | 7x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $71,248 | $35,624 | — | 7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $36,494 | $18,247 | — | 7x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $54,949 | $27,474 | — | 6.9x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $33,387 | $16,694 | — | 6.9x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $68,169 | $34,084 | — | 6.7x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $94,191 | $47,096 | — | 6.6x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $43,578 | $21,789 | — | 6.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $60,195 | $30,098 | — | 6.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $51,625 | $25,812 | — | 6.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $78,542 | $39,271 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $38,860 | $19,430 | — | 6.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $54,446 | $27,223 | — | 6.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $181,373 | $90,686 | — | 6.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $50,130 | $25,065 | — | 6.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $58,040 | $29,020 | — | 6.1x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $59,747 | $29,874 | — | 6x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $44,456 | $22,228 | — | 6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $57,598 | $28,799 | — | 6x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH MCC | 417 | $89,211 | $44,606 | — | 5.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $70,803 | $35,402 | — | 5.9x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $51,001 | $25,501 | — | 5.9x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $49,005 | $24,502 | — | 5.8x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $103,069 | $51,535 | — | 5.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $72,929 | $36,465 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $159,994 | $79,997 | — | 5.6x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $58,504 | $29,252 | — | 5.5x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $71,169 | $35,584 | — | 5.5x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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