42/100
#1,511 nationally
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
1111 East Mcdowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85006 · (602) 839-2000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix billed $4.76 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
- 4.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 137
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AZ
- #22
- 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 42% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 44% 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 |
565 | $20,570 | $2,628 | +6% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
263 | $135,297 | $22,859 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
255 | $93,671 | $22,093 | +44% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
245 | $10,402 | $1,567 | +3% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
176 | $10,477 | $1,797 | -11% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
140 | $24,881 | $3,104 | about average |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
123 | $77,675 | $17,869 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
122 | $47,586 | $5,627 | +36% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
121 | $65,009 | $16,015 | +50% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
113 | $4,053 | $610 | +29% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$73,144 | $13,182 | +139% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$136,067 | $21,795 | +70% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)
MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay |
$62,100 | $14,329 | +65% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
$389,811 | $72,514 | +62% |
|
Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5416 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,811 | $7,369 | +61% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major
MS-DRG 441 · Inpatient stay |
$122,663 | $26,085 | +61% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$55,731 | $5,409 | +61% |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major
MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay |
$139,131 | $26,883 | +58% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Otitis Media and Uri without Major Complications
MS-DRG 153 · Inpatient stay |
$14,810 | $8,005 | -67% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,113 | $1,562 | -52% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,326 | $1,922 | -51% |
|
Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except Face
MS-DRG 004 · Inpatient stay |
$396,965 | $107,146 | -26% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,358 | $3,654 | -25% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,473 | $4,721 | -24% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$28,741 | $9,721 | -23% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,184 | $5,557 | -23% |
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.