Banner Desert Medical Center
Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona charges 6.0x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 114 analyzed procedures, reflecting pricing patterns common among nonprofit private hospitals.
Mesa, AZ 85202 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.01x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.32x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
114
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $48,618 | $24,309 | — | 9.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $39,155 | $19,577 | — | 9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $73,679 | $36,840 | — | 8.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $107,685 | $53,843 | — | 8.6x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $48,253 | $24,127 | — | 8.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $46,682 | $23,341 | — | 8.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $51,751 | $25,876 | — | 8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $54,710 | $27,355 | — | 7.8x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $44,760 | $22,380 | — | 7.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $82,397 | $41,199 | — | 7.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $206,543 | $103,272 | — | 7.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $51,462 | $25,731 | — | 7.7x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $48,447 | $24,223 | — | 7.6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $56,198 | $28,099 | — | 7.5x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $150,848 | $75,424 | — | 7.5x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $206,560 | $103,280 | — | 7.4x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $188,086 | $94,043 | — | 7.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $33,193 | $16,596 | — | 7.4x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $62,235 | $31,117 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $47,035 | $23,517 | — | 7.2x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 455 | $246,091 | $123,046 | — | 7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $39,012 | $19,506 | — | 7x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITHOUT CC/MCC | 661 | $45,871 | $22,936 | — | 6.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $25,844 | $12,922 | — | 6.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $38,995 | $19,497 | — | 6.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $62,338 | $31,169 | — | 6.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $103,256 | $51,628 | — | 6.8x |
| AORTIC AND HEART ASSIST PROCEDURES EXCEPT PULSATION BALLOON WITHOUT MCC | 269 | $177,650 | $88,825 | — | 6.8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $51,184 | $25,592 | — | 6.7x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $61,847 | $30,923 | — | 6.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $78,705 | $39,353 | — | 6.6x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $75,892 | $37,946 | — | 6.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $33,793 | $16,896 | — | 6.6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $133,160 | $66,580 | — | 6.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $58,724 | $29,362 | — | 6.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $52,708 | $26,354 | — | 6.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $33,504 | $16,752 | — | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $32,628 | $16,314 | — | 6.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $52,732 | $26,366 | — | 6.5x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $73,101 | $36,551 | — | 6.5x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $57,964 | $28,982 | — | 6.5x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $88,028 | $44,014 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $99,390 | $49,695 | — | 6.4x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $35,620 | $17,810 | — | 6.2x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $34,869 | $17,435 | — | 6.1x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $80,786 | $40,393 | — | 6.1x |
| COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 454 | $273,195 | $136,598 | — | 6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $41,261 | $20,631 | — | 6x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $50,251 | $25,125 | — | 6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $31,399 | $15,700 | — | 6x |
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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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