Infection Requiring Surgery Cost in Arizona — Compare All Hospitals
A serious infection that requires an operation as part of treatment, such as surgery to remove infected tissue or drain an abscess. The stay involves the operation plus IV antibiotics and close monitoring, often in intensive care.
State average
$238,612
gross charge · DRG 853
Hospitals
6
with published pricing
Price range
$62,691 – $529,367
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Mount Graham Regional Medical Center
Safford, AZ
Gross charge $62,691 - 2
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
Globe, AZ
Gross charge $76,514 - 3
Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)
Sierra Vista, AZ
Gross charge $211,758Cash pay $84,703Medicare pays (avg) $44,421 - 4
Kingman Regional Hospital
Kingman, AZ
Gross charge $234,076Cash pay $81,927Medicare pays (avg) $43,573 - 5
Havasu Regional Medical Center
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Gross charge $317,264Cash pay $190,358Medicare pays (avg) $37,744 - 6
Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave)
Fort Mohave, AZ
Gross charge $529,367Cash pay $317,620 - 7
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $43,806 - 8
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,940 - 9
Verde Valley Medical Center
Cottonwood, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $55,605 - 10
Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,669 - 11
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,811 - 12
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $41,702 - 13
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $40,942 - 14Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $40,280
- 15
Valleywise Health Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 16
Flagstaff Medical Center
Flagstaff, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $68,520 - 17Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $41,690
- 18
Abrazo Central Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $41,300 - 19
Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,121 - 20
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City
Sun City, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $30,489 - 21Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $45,445
- 22
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $36,488 - 23
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,121 - 24
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Chinle, AZ
Gross charge — - 25
Northwest Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,385 - 26Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $32,211
- 27
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $38,031 - 28
Banner Del E Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | Meeker Blvd.
Sun City West, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $33,335 - 29
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
Bullhead City, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,063 - 30Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $33,572
- 31
Banner - University Medical Center South
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $43,633 - 32
Oro Valley Hospital
Oro Valley, AZ
Gross charge — - 33Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $35,414
- 34
Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,500 - 35Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $34,598
- 36
Banner Ironwood Medical Center | Queen Creek, AZ | Gantzel Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521Medicare pays (avg) $32,072 - 37
Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | Southern Ave.
Apache Junction, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521 - 38
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital
Laveen, AZ
Gross charge — - 39Gross charge —
- 40Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521
- 41
Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
Sahuarita, AZ
Gross charge — - 42
Benson Hospital
Benson, AZ
Gross charge — - 43Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521
- 44Gross charge —Cash pay $79,521
- 45
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,127 - 46
Abrazo West Campus
Goodyear, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,490
6 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for infection requiring surgery under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $62,691 to $529,367. The cheapest is Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford; the most expensive is Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave) in Fort Mohave. The state average sits at $238,612.
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 infection requiring surgery 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 infection requiring surgery 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 infection requiring surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 853 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.