Respiratory Failure Cost in Arizona — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for pulmonary edema and respiratory failure, often requiring ventilator support.
State average
$46,781
gross charge · DRG 189
Hospitals
6
with published pricing
Price range
$23,380 – $72,041
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Mount Graham Regional Medical Center
Safford, AZ
Gross charge $23,380 - 2
Wickenburg Community Hospital
Wickenburg, AZ
Gross charge $32,050Cash pay $20,832 - 3
Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)
Sierra Vista, AZ
Gross charge $44,859Cash pay $17,943Medicare pays (avg) $10,886 - 4
Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave)
Fort Mohave, AZ
Gross charge $50,277Cash pay $30,166 - 5
Kingman Regional Hospital
Kingman, AZ
Gross charge $58,077Cash pay $20,327Medicare pays (avg) $9,149 - 6
Havasu Regional Medical Center
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Gross charge $72,041Cash pay $43,225Medicare pays (avg) $8,662 - 7
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598 - 8
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,845 - 9
Verde Valley Medical Center
Cottonwood, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,658 - 10
Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,583 - 11
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,935 - 12
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,137 - 13
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,389 - 14Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598
- 15
Valleywise Health Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,091 - 16
Flagstaff Medical Center
Flagstaff, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,336 - 17Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,076
- 18
Abrazo Central Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 19
Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,481 - 20
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City
Sun City, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $7,583 - 21Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $11,376
- 22
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $9,065 - 23
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,855 - 24
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Chinle, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,108 - 25Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $7,552
- 26
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $9,032 - 27
Banner Del E Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | Meeker Blvd.
Sun City West, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $8,126 - 28
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
Bullhead City, AZ
Gross charge — - 29Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598
- 30
Abrazo West Campus
Goodyear, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,651 - 31
Banner - University Medical Center South
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $12,543 - 32Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598Medicare pays (avg) $9,400
- 33
Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,606 - 34Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598
- 35
Banner Ironwood Medical Center | Queen Creek, AZ | Gantzel Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598 - 36
Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | Southern Ave.
Apache Junction, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598 - 37
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital
Laveen, AZ
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,199
- 39Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598
- 40
Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
Sahuarita, AZ
Gross charge — - 41
Benson Hospital
Benson, AZ
Gross charge — - 42Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598
- 43Gross charge —Cash pay $19,598
- 44
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,215 - 45
Northwest Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge — - 46
Oro Valley Hospital
Oro Valley, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,158
6 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for respiratory failure under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $23,380 to $72,041. The cheapest is Mount Graham Regional Medical Center in Safford; the most expensive is Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City. The state average sits at $46,781.
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 respiratory failure 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 respiratory failure 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 respiratory failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 189 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.