DRG 871 · Infection & Sepsis

Sepsis Cost in Arizona — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) with major complications — a life-threatening immune response to infection.

State average
$64,719
gross charge · DRG 871
Hospitals
6
with published pricing
Price range
$24,742 – $107,465
low to high
Lowest $24,742 Highest $107,465

6 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for sepsis under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $24,742 to $107,465. 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 $64,719.

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 sepsis 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 sepsis 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 sepsis in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 871 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
    Gross charge $24,742
  2. 2

    Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center

    Globe, AZ

    Gross charge $37,927
  3. 3

    Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave)

    Fort Mohave, AZ

    33 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $57,903
    Cash pay $34,742
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,058
  4. 4

    Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Sierra Vista, AZ

    157 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $62,362
    Cash pay $24,945
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,131
  5. 5

    Kingman Regional Hospital

    Kingman, AZ

    177 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $97,917
    Cash pay $34,271
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,210
  6. 6

    Havasu Regional Medical Center

    Lake Havasu City, AZ

    182 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $107,465
    Cash pay $64,479
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,015
  7. 7

    Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix

    Phoenix, AZ

    255 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,711
  8. 8

    Tucson Medical Center

    Tucson, AZ

    384 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,248
  9. 9

    Verde Valley Medical Center

    Cottonwood, AZ

    106 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,396
  10. 10

    Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)

    Tucson, AZ

    140 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,141
  11. 11

    Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital

    Tucson, AZ

    152 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,392
  12. 12

    Yavapai Regional Medical Center

    Prescott, AZ

    155 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,845
  13. 13

    Yuma Regional Medical Center

    Yuma, AZ

    350 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,433
  14. 14

    Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande, AZ | Florence Blvd.

    Casa Grande, AZ

    202 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,011
  15. 15

    Valleywise Health Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    57 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $33,300
  16. 16

    Flagstaff Medical Center

    Flagstaff, AZ

    172 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $25,199
  17. 17

    Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    227 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,527
  18. 18

    Abrazo Central Campus

    Phoenix, AZ

    85 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,559
  19. 19

    Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center

    Chandler, AZ

    508 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,501
  20. 20

    Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City

    Sun City, AZ

    424 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,732
  21. 21

    Banner - University Medical Center Tucson | Tucson, AZ | Campbell Ave.

    Tucson, AZ

    327 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,442
  22. 22

    Banner Desert Medical Center

    Mesa, AZ

    435 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,405
  23. 23

    Abrazo Scottsdale Campus

    Phoenix, AZ

    91 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,397
  24. 24

    Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility

    Chinle, AZ

    37 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $21,062
  25. 25

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

    Mesa, AZ

    521 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,984
  26. 26

    Banner Thunderbird Medical Center

    Glendale, AZ

    412 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,276
  27. 27

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

    Sun City West, AZ

    659 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,991
  28. 28

    Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

    Bullhead City, AZ

    104 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,452
  29. 29

    Banner Heart Hospital | Mesa, AZ | Baywood Ave.

    Mesa, AZ

    32 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,576
  30. 30

    Abrazo West Campus

    Goodyear, AZ

    238 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,177
  31. 31

    Banner - University Medical Center South

    Tucson, AZ

    139 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,705
  32. 32

    Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | Thomas Rd.

    Phoenix, AZ

    295 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,143
  33. 33

    Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center

    Gilbert, AZ

    386 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,188
  34. 34

    Banner Gateway Medical Center | Gilbert, AZ | Higley Rd.

    Gilbert, AZ

    253 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,064
  35. 35

    Banner Ironwood Medical Center | Queen Creek, AZ | Gantzel Rd.

    Queen Creek, AZ

    161 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,857
  36. 36

    Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | Southern Ave.

    Apache Junction, AZ

    43 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,041
  37. 37
    Gross charge
  38. 38

    Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Mesa

    Mesa, AZ

    33 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,270
  39. 39

    Banner Ocotillo Medical Center | Chandler, AZ | Alma School Rd.

    Chandler, AZ

    110 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,642
  40. 40

    Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita

    Sahuarita, AZ

    117 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,802
  41. 41

    Benson Hospital

    Benson, AZ

    Gross charge
  42. 42
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
  43. 43
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $31,544
  44. 44

    HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center

    Phoenix, AZ

    268 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,627
  45. 45

    Northwest Medical Center

    Tucson, AZ

    275 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,914
  46. 46

    Oro Valley Hospital

    Oro Valley, AZ

    166 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,052

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