Sepsis Cost in Arizona — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for septicemia or severe sepsis (no extended ventilator) without major complications.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for sepsis. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 5–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Emergency department evaluation and sepsis workup
- Inpatient room and continuous monitoring
- IV antibiotics and fluids (often broad-spectrum until culture results return)
- Blood cultures, lactate, and serial labs
- Source-control procedures if needed (drainage, etc.)
Usually billed separately
- Hospitalist, infectious-disease, and any specialty consultant fees
- Outpatient antibiotics after discharge
- Home health for any IV antibiotic continuation
- Long-term rehab if sepsis caused weakness
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does sepsis best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Sepsis Care Bundle (SEP-1)
The headline sepsis metric — measures how often hospitals deliver evidence-based sepsis care within strict time windows (antibiotics, fluids, repeat lactate).
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle
For the sickest sepsis patients, faster bundle completion saves lives.
Hospital-wide Mortality
Sepsis is the leading cause of in-hospital death. A hospital with strong overall mortality numbers is usually doing the right things for sepsis.
C. diff Infection Ratio
Sepsis treatment requires broad-spectrum antibiotics, which raises C. diff risk. Hospitals with low SIR control this better.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For sepsis, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- Sepsis admissions aren't shoppable in real time — the nearest hospital is typically the right call during an acute episode. This page is more useful for chronic-condition planning or evaluating where care was delivered.
- For elderly patients or those with chronic disease, the hospital with the best SEP-1 compliance score may be worth additional travel time when distances are comparable.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- During acute illness: skip this list and call 911. Sepsis worsens by the hour.
- After discharge: what outpatient antibiotic continuation is needed? Is it covered?
- Is post-sepsis rehab or follow-up recommended? Where will it happen?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Mount Graham Regional Medical Center
Safford, AZ
Gross charge $9,396 - 2
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
Globe, AZ
Gross charge $20,654 - 3
Valley View Medical Center (Acute Care — Fort Mohave)
Fort Mohave, AZ
Gross charge $26,032Cash pay $15,619 - 4
Canyon Vista Medical Center (Acute Care)
Sierra Vista, AZ
Gross charge $46,872Cash pay $18,749Medicare pays (avg) $8,810 - 5
Kingman Regional Hospital
Kingman, AZ
Gross charge $56,654Cash pay $19,829Medicare pays (avg) $7,546 - 6
Havasu Regional Medical Center
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Gross charge $74,399Cash pay $44,640Medicare pays (avg) $6,653 - 7
Banner - University Medical Center Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $7,734 - 8
Tucson Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,869 - 9
Verde Valley Medical Center
Cottonwood, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,351 - 10
Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital (Acute Care)
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,836 - 11
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,297 - 12
Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Prescott, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,594 - 13
Yuma Regional Medical Center
Yuma, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,530 - 14Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $6,967
- 15
Valleywise Health Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 16
Flagstaff Medical Center
Flagstaff, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,304 - 17Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,331
- 18
Abrazo Central Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge — - 19
Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center
Chandler, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,495 - 20
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City
Sun City, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $5,989 - 21Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $8,726
- 22
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $6,987 - 23
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,341 - 24
Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility
Chinle, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,560 - 25Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $6,164
- 26
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Glendale, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $7,234 - 27
Banner Del E Webb Medical Center | Sun City West, AZ | Meeker Blvd.
Sun City West, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $6,389 - 28
Western Arizona Regional Medical Center
Bullhead City, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,386 - 29Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385
- 30
Abrazo West Campus
Goodyear, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,712 - 31
Banner - University Medical Center South
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $7,772 - 32Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $7,181
- 33
Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center
Gilbert, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,658 - 34Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $7,099
- 35
Banner Ironwood Medical Center | Queen Creek, AZ | Gantzel Rd.
Queen Creek, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $6,096 - 36
Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | Southern Ave.
Apache Junction, AZ
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $6,654 - 37
Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital
Laveen, AZ
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,632
- 39Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385Medicare pays (avg) $5,926
- 40
Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita
Sahuarita, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,111 - 41
Benson Hospital
Benson, AZ
Gross charge — - 42Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385
- 43Gross charge —Cash pay $16,385
- 44
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,514 - 45
Northwest Medical Center
Tucson, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,140 - 46
Oro Valley Hospital
Oro Valley, AZ
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,918
6 Arizona hospitals list a gross charge for sepsis under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $9,396 to $74,399. 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 $39,001.
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 872 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.