Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix, a nonprofit hospital in Phoenix, AZ, charges 5.8x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 96 analyzed procedures.
Phoenix, AZ 85006 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.79x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
10.79x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
96
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $260,210 | $130,105 | — | 10.8x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $49,621 | $24,810 | — | 8.6x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $52,172 | $26,086 | — | 8.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $110,729 | $55,365 | — | 7.8x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR INJURIES WITH MCC | 907 | $309,217 | $154,609 | — | 7.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $56,341 | $28,170 | — | 7.6x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $127,461 | $63,730 | — | 7.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $98,421 | $49,210 | — | 7.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $68,497 | $34,248 | — | 7.3x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $78,670 | $39,335 | — | 7.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $165,333 | $82,666 | — | 7.2x |
| VENTRICULAR SHUNT PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 033 | $89,043 | $44,522 | — | 7.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $151,322 | $75,661 | — | 7.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $47,640 | $23,820 | — | 7.1x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $63,035 | $31,517 | — | 7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $39,477 | $19,739 | — | 7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $119,951 | $59,976 | — | 6.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $71,891 | $35,945 | — | 6.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $101,328 | $50,664 | — | 6.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $80,580 | $40,290 | — | 6.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITH MCC | 233 | $324,898 | $162,449 | — | 6.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $131,024 | $65,512 | — | 6.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $59,295 | $29,648 | — | 6.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $44,863 | $22,432 | — | 6.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $35,220 | $17,610 | — | 6.6x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $136,920 | $68,460 | — | 6.5x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 299 | $81,403 | $40,702 | — | 6.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $82,479 | $41,240 | — | 6.3x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $78,700 | $39,350 | — | 6.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $40,913 | $20,457 | — | 6.3x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 405 | $325,821 | $162,910 | — | 6.2x |
| PERIPHERAL, CRANIAL NERVE AND OTHER NERVOUS SYSTEM PROCEDURES WITH CC OR PERIPHERAL NEUR | 041 | $118,230 | $59,115 | — | 6.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $97,532 | $48,766 | — | 6.2x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $102,053 | $51,027 | — | 6x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $266,401 | $133,201 | — | 6x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $93,573 | $46,787 | — | 5.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $129,676 | $64,838 | — | 5.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $264,170 | $132,085 | — | 5.9x |
| MAJOR JOINT OR LIMB REATTACHMENT PROCEDURES OF UPPER EXTREMITIES | 483 | $117,610 | $58,805 | — | 5.9x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $39,899 | $19,949 | — | 5.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $81,385 | $40,693 | — | 5.8x |
| CIRRHOSIS AND ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 432 | $108,707 | $54,354 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $44,543 | $22,272 | — | 5.7x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $74,654 | $37,327 | — | 5.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $110,502 | $55,251 | — | 5.7x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $37,732 | $18,866 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $236,950 | $118,475 | — | 5.6x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $222,414 | $111,207 | — | 5.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $56,435 | $28,217 | — | 5.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $174,801 | $87,401 | — | 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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