X-ray of the elbow cost in Arizona

Prices at 39 hospitals in Arizona, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $153 — 45% below the US median ($276), roughly 4.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ $55 $80 — 134 min —
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $70 $166 ★ 5/5 146 min —
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $79 $166 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Benson Hospital Benson, AZ $80 $100 — 155 min —
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $86 $166 ★ 3/5 230 min —
Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZ $86 $166 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $90 $166 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Honorhealth Tempe Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $93 $127 — 150 min —
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $94 $166 ★ 4/5 234 min —
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $96 $166 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $103 $166 ★ 2/5 269 min —
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $104 $166 ★ 3/5 266 min —
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $106 $166 ★ 2/5 259 min —
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $109 $166 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $114 $170 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $120 $102 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc. Willcox, AZ $142 $145 — — —
Holy Cross Hospital Nogales, AZ $151 $36 — 144 min —
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $153 $166 ★ 2/5 — —
Banner-University Medical Center Tucson Campus Tucson, AZ $159 $225 ★ 3/5 311 min —
Banner-University Medical Center South Campus Tucson, AZ $163 $239 ★ 4/5 260 min —
Page Hospital Page, AZ $173 $36 — 78 min —
Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood, AZ $178 $98 ★ 4/5 165 min —
Mayo Clinic Hospital Phoenix, AZ $179 — ★ 5/5 202 min —
Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ $193 $92 ★ 2/5 202 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$368
Cash / self-pay
$153
Insurer-negotiated
$166
Medicare pays
$33
$83$1,746
Median cash $153  ·  Medicare $33  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $153 — about 4.6× the Medicare rate ($33). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($66).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $368 list price could save about $215 (59%).

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