DRG 638 · Endocrine & Metabolic

Diabetes Cost in Arizona — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for diabetes with complications such as ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar state, or severe hypoglycemia.

State average
$46,141
gross charge · DRG 638
Hospitals
5
with published pricing
Price range
$17,641 – $74,243
low to high
Lowest $17,641 Highest $74,243

5 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for diabetes under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $17,641 to $74,243. The cheapest is Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center in Globe; the most expensive is Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City. The state average sits at $46,141.

What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists diabetes at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent diabetes admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Arizona hospitals missing from the list either don't perform diabetes in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 638 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center

    Globe, AZ

    Gross charge $17,641
    Cash pay $17,641
  2. 2

    Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Sierra Vista, AZ

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $36,290
    Cash pay $14,516
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,554
  3. 3

    Kingman Regional Hospital

    Kingman, AZ

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $50,858
    Cash pay $17,800
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,202
  4. 4
    Gross charge $51,676
    Cash pay $31,006
  5. 5

    Havasu Regional Medical Center

    Lake Havasu City, AZ

    Gross charge $74,243
    Cash pay $44,546
  6. 6

    Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

    Phoenix, AZ

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  7. 7

    Tucson Medical Center

    Tucson, AZ

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,039
  8. 8

    Verde Valley Medical Center

    Cottonwood, AZ

    Gross charge
  9. 9

    Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)

    Tucson, AZ

    Gross charge
  10. 10

    Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital

    Tucson, AZ

    Gross charge
  11. 11

    Yavapai Regional Medical Center

    Prescott, AZ

    22 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,732
  12. 12

    Yuma Regional Medical Center

    Yuma, AZ

    Gross charge
  13. 13
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  14. 14

    Valleywise Health Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    Gross charge
  15. 15

    Flagstaff Medical Center

    Flagstaff, AZ

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $9,644
  16. 16
    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Abrazo Central Campus

    Phoenix, AZ

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $7,657
  18. 18

    Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center

    Chandler, AZ

    34 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,749
  19. 19

    Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City

    Sun City, AZ

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,603
  20. 20
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  21. 21

    Banner Desert Medical Center

    Mesa, AZ

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,628
  22. 22

    Abrazo Scottsdale Campus

    Phoenix, AZ

    Gross charge
  23. 23
    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Banner Baywood Medical Center | Mesa, AZ | Baywood Ave.

    Mesa, AZ

    24 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,104
  25. 25

    Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

    Glendale, AZ

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,285
  26. 26

    Banner Del E Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | Meeker Blvd.

    Sun City West, AZ

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,280
  27. 27

    Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

    Bullhead City, AZ

    Gross charge
  28. 28
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  29. 29

    Abrazo West Campus

    Goodyear, AZ

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $6,694
  30. 30

    Banner - University Medical Center South

    Tucson, AZ

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  31. 31
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  32. 32

    Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

    Gilbert, AZ

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,216
  33. 33
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  34. 34
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  35. 35
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  36. 36
    Gross charge
  37. 37
    Gross charge
  38. 38
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  39. 39

    Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita

    Sahuarita, AZ

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $4,428
  40. 40

    Benson Hospital

    Benson, AZ

    Gross charge
  41. 41
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  42. 42
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $14,301
  43. 43

    HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $5,918
  44. 44

    Northwest Medical Center

    Tucson, AZ

    Gross charge
  45. 45

    Oro Valley Hospital

    Oro Valley, AZ

    Gross charge

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