16/100
#2,272 nationally
Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
16260 South Rancho Sahuarita Boulevard, Sahuarita, AZ 85629 · (520) 416-7100
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita billed $7.95 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
- 8.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 47
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AZ
- #43
- 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 18% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 16% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 14% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% 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 |
236 | $39,954 | $2,636 | +106% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
117 | $81,249 | $15,250 | +25% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
70 | $61,519 | $10,260 | +42% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
65 | $67,574 | $10,998 | +45% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
64 | $71,329 | $13,193 | +30% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $124,230 | $12,634 | +99% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
55 | $40,755 | $3,111 | +100% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $71,779 | $5,538 | +104% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
41 | $19,242 | $1,781 | +64% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $9,908 | $666 | +216% |
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 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,908 | $666 | +216% |
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$72,412 | $3,251 | +211% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,279 | $3,108 | +200% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$26,977 | $1,568 | +140% |
|
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$138,750 | $10,029 | +132% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,522 | $2,771 | +129% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,954 | $2,636 | +106% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$71,779 | $5,538 | +104% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$52,586 | $9,642 | +11% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$65,992 | $13,020 | +16% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$73,455 | $11,598 | +20% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$81,249 | $15,250 | +25% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$103,021 | $21,277 | +28% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$50,132 | $8,551 | +28% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$71,329 | $13,193 | +30% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$39,943 | $6,861 | +31% |
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.