48/100
#1,331 nationally
The Core Institute Specialty Hosp
6501 North 19Th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85015 · (602) 795-6020
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, The Core Institute Specialty Hosp billed $5.68 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
- 5.7x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 13
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AZ
- #14
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 31% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 54% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 49% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 87% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
826 | $75,994 | $12,603 | +22% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
195 | $85,418 | $17,962 | about average |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
194 | $47,451 | $6,852 | +19% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
122 | $19,209 | $3,129 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $9,751 | $1,552 | -13% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $9,383 | $1,883 | -17% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
41 | $154,113 | $33,020 | -13% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
35 | $107,481 | $24,543 | -26% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 473 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $97,706 | $17,459 | +8% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
22 | $81,948 | $13,432 | about average |
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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$75,994 | $12,603 | +22% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$47,451 | $6,852 | +19% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 473 · Inpatient stay |
$97,706 | $17,459 | +8% |
|
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$85,418 | $17,962 | about average |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$81,948 | $13,432 | about average |
|
Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D
MS-DRG 465 · Inpatient stay |
$81,557 | $13,082 | about average |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,209 | $3,129 | -6% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$99,905 | $18,974 | -8% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
$107,481 | $24,543 | -26% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,383 | $1,883 | -17% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,751 | $1,552 | -13% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 455 · Inpatient stay |
$154,113 | $33,020 | -13% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,563 | $2,609 | -12% |
|
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 468 · Inpatient stay |
$99,905 | $18,974 | -8% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,209 | $3,129 | -6% |
|
Wound Debridement and Skin Graft Except Hand for Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue D
MS-DRG 465 · Inpatient stay |
$81,557 | $13,082 | about average |
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.