Tucson Medical Center
Tucson Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital in Tucson, Arizona, charges 4.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 142 analyzed procedures.
Tucson, AZ 85712 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
David Park researches procedure pricing and insurance reimbursement patterns at BillRazor Research. He specializes in cost comparison across care settings and metropolitan areas. Expertise: procedure pricing, insurance reimbursement, cost comparison.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.87x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.77x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
142
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $25,641 | $12,821 | — | 8.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $34,803 | $17,402 | — | 8.3x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $30,985 | $15,492 | — | 7.1x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $67,987 | $33,994 | — | 7x |
| AMPUTATION OF LOWER LIMB FOR ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL AND METABOLIC DISORDERS WITH CC | 617 | $82,828 | $41,414 | — | 7x |
| ATHEROSCLEROSIS WITHOUT MCC | 303 | $27,885 | $13,942 | — | 7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 379 | $26,035 | $13,017 | — | 6.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $46,728 | $23,364 | — | 6.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $42,199 | $21,099 | — | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $34,598 | $17,299 | — | 6.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $33,312 | $16,656 | — | 6.5x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $108,699 | $54,349 | — | 6.5x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 394 | $43,182 | $21,591 | — | 6.4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $45,501 | $22,751 | — | 6.3x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $27,960 | $13,980 | — | 6.3x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $31,369 | $15,684 | — | 6.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $33,839 | $16,920 | — | 6.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $19,111 | $9,556 | — | 6.2x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $28,309 | $14,154 | — | 6.2x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $121,435 | $60,718 | — | 6.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $33,740 | $16,870 | — | 6.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $49,158 | $24,579 | — | 6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $47,422 | $23,711 | — | 5.9x |
| FRACTURES OF HIP AND PELVIS WITHOUT MCC | 536 | $28,074 | $14,037 | — | 5.9x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $42,566 | $21,283 | — | 5.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $28,250 | $14,125 | — | 5.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $69,300 | $34,650 | — | 5.7x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $34,850 | $17,425 | — | 5.7x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $104,443 | $52,221 | — | 5.7x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,058 | $14,529 | — | 5.7x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $85,271 | $42,635 | — | 5.7x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $28,396 | $14,198 | — | 5.7x |
| ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE OR DEPENDENCE WITHOUT REHABILITATION THERAPY WITHOUT MCC | 897 | $31,501 | $15,750 | — | 5.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $28,822 | $14,411 | — | 5.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $154,139 | $77,070 | — | 5.6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $27,977 | $13,989 | — | 5.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $73,382 | $36,691 | — | 5.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $35,489 | $17,745 | — | 5.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $34,109 | $17,054 | — | 5.5x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $81,462 | $40,731 | — | 5.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $52,464 | $26,232 | — | 5.5x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION OR OPEN ABLATION WITHOUT MCC | 234 | $203,045 | $101,522 | — | 5.4x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH CC | 292 | $30,615 | $15,308 | — | 5.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $49,401 | $24,701 | — | 5.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $26,444 | $13,222 | — | 5.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $35,113 | $17,557 | — | 5.3x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $31,945 | $15,973 | — | 5.3x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $31,494 | $15,747 | — | 5.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $48,104 | $24,052 | — | 5.2x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH MCC | 659 | $84,061 | $42,030 | — | 5.2x |
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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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