57/100
#1,035 nationally
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus
1625 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719 · (520) 874-4189
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus billed $3.93 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
- 3.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 147
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AZ
- #9
- 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 64% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 58% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 50% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
440 | $446 | $276 | -86% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
359 | $1,733 | $778 | -85% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
347 | $5,420 | $1,528 | -46% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
327 | $72,547 | $23,739 | +11% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
323 | $21,376 | $2,669 | +10% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
319 | $10,682 | $1,837 | -9% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
316 | $4,305 | $1,246 | -67% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
277 | $22,619 | $3,030 | -10% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
179 | $11,842 | $2,740 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
177 | $13,878 | $3,055 | -27% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$83,738 | $17,933 | +63% |
|
Cochlear Implant Procedure
APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$188,676 | $32,600 | +55% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$162,859 | $30,189 | +44% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$94,414 | $30,474 | +41% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)
MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay |
$99,279 | $24,070 | +40% |
|
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 327 · Inpatient stay |
$159,435 | $27,390 | +38% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$130,630 | $18,956 | +37% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$109,166 | $21,277 | +35% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$446 | $276 | -86% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,733 | $778 | -85% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,305 | $1,246 | -67% |
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,750 | $3,172 | -56% |
|
Level 3 ENT Procedures
APC 5163 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,802 | $783 | -56% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,297 | $1,562 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,972 | $1,883 | -47% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,420 | $1,528 | -46% |
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.