Arizona Hospital Price Report
What hospitals charge for shoppable care across Arizona — drawn from 28 hospitals' machine-readable files. Figures are medians with robust 10th–90th-percentile ranges across hospitals in the state.
The same procedure, wildly different prices
Even within Arizona, the negotiated price at a pricier hospital can be many times what a cheaper one charges — for the same service.
| Procedure | Typical range (10th–90th pct) | Median | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allergy Skin Testing | $28 – $1,210 | $472 | 11 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel | $9 – $132 | $21 | 22 |
| Prostate Biopsy | $225 – $2,678 | $2,279 | 19 |
| Abdominal Hysterectomy | $1,063 – $11,706 | $3,823 | 18 |
| IUD Insertion | $205 – $2,171 | $1,472 | 20 |
| HIV Antibody Test | $9 – $90 | $22 | 19 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | $13 – $105 | $24 | 21 |
| IUD Removal | $274 – $2,248 | $477 | 20 |
Cash can beat the list price
The “gross” charge is the hospital's list price; the cash price is what many will accept from a self-pay patient. For these procedures in Arizona, the cash price is a fraction of the list price.
| Procedure | Cash (median) | Gross / list (median) |
|---|---|---|
| ACL Reconstruction (Arthroscopic) | $9,863 | $24,657 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel | $152 | $380 |
| Complete Abdominal Ultrasound | $988 | $2,334 |
| Critical Care, First Hour | $5,028 | $11,848 |
| Lumpectomy (Partial Mastectomy) | $6,527 | $15,258 |
| Bunion Correction Surgery | $2,660 | $5,910 |
The most expensive shoppable procedures in Arizona
| Procedure | Median negotiated | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Cardiac Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation | $26,905 | 16 |
| Cervical Spinal Fusion (Anterior) | $13,700 | 16 |
| Total Knee Replacement | $12,673 | 20 |
| Coronary Angioplasty with Stent | $12,615 | 16 |
| Total Hip Replacement | $12,460 | 20 |
| Lumbar Spinal Fusion (Posterior) | $11,792 | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across each hospital's representative facility price, from its latest machine-readable file. See methodology for how prices are derived.
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