42/100
#1,512 nationally
Banner Boswell Medical Center
13632 N 99Th Ave, Sun City, AZ 85351 · (623) 832-4000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Banner Boswell Medical Center billed $5.52 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 5.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 144
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AZ
- #23
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,444 | $15,918 | $2,657 | -18% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
424 | $67,735 | $14,350 | +4% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
329 | $133,858 | $22,968 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
278 | $50,830 | $9,546 | +17% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
185 | $26,331 | $3,370 | +28% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
181 | $61,764 | $12,691 | about average |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
138 | $49,918 | $5,497 | +42% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
131 | $51,595 | $10,039 | +11% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 274 · Inpatient stay |
131 | $122,135 | $23,449 | about average |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
126 | $63,814 | $12,343 | +16% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$105,100 | $10,029 | +76% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$42,441 | $4,376 | +69% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay |
$178,882 | $17,778 | +65% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$337,158 | $54,975 | +52% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$41,051 | $5,046 | +49% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,723 | $3,374 | +45% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay |
$81,231 | $10,828 | +44% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$49,918 | $5,497 | +42% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
$24,419 | $6,052 | -34% |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Complications
MS-DRG 315 · Inpatient stay |
$28,598 | $6,821 | -31% |
|
Interstitial Lung Disease with Major Complications
MS-DRG 196 · Inpatient stay |
$56,390 | $13,759 | -30% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
$49,109 | $11,936 | -26% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,319 | $3,734 | -25% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$50,404 | $11,427 | -25% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
$42,484 | $10,504 | -25% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$36,442 | $8,921 | -24% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.