Arizona / Banner Casa Grande Medical Center
CMS certification 030016 · Casa Grande, AZ · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center reported 666 Medicare inpatient stays across 21 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.86 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Arizona, number 44 of 53 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 202 stays at an average charge of $62,458, 31% below the national average. It also billed 795 outpatient services, charging 8.51 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 666
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.86×
- 3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) 44 of 53
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 21 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Banner Casa Grande Medical Center charged more than the national average in 2 (10%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 202 | $62,458 | -31% | $17,606 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 74 | $51,446 | -9% | $11,416 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 52 | $51,001 | -28% | $14,629 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 43 | $39,789 | -19% | $10,064 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 31 | $38,808 | -35% | $11,584 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 25 | $30,403 | -20% | $7,355 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 23 | $70,973 | -6% | $15,537 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 22 | $119,595 | -48% | $45,687 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 20 | $36,132 | -24% | $9,419 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 19 | $44,030 | -9% | $8,588 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 19 | $46,032 | -37% | $14,850 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 18 | $56,159 | -15% | $13,110 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 18 | $28,050 | -31% | $7,831 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 16 | $41,740 | -17% | $9,669 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $39,385 | +6% | $6,844 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 12 | $127,125 | +11% | $16,764 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 12 | $108,027 | -9% | $20,665 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 12 | $41,153 | -20% | $10,216 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 12 | $282,513 | -13% | $64,433 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $32,404 | -19% | $6,883 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $44,887 | -26% | $11,438 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 278 | $21,186 | $2,827 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services | 76 | $43,856 | $5,353 |
| Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services | 74 | $47,265 | $5,896 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services | 44 | $29,976 | $3,575 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 40 | $19,409 | $3,380 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 36 | $10,061 | $1,987 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 33 | $11,504 | $1,693 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 30 | $37,130 | $7,471 |
| Level 3 Vascular Procedures | 28 | $19,278 | $3,234 |
| Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 23 | $19,229 | $2,968 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 23 | $52,939 | $13,722 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 20 | $9,855 | $1,612 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 18 | $19,094 | $2,127 |
| Level 6 Urology and Related Services | 18 | $52,675 | $9,614 |
| Level 1 Nerve Procedures | 18 | $12,414 | $2,016 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 14 | $37,760 | $3,613 |
| Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures | 11 | $39,755 | $6,810 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 11 | $14,863 | $1,673 |
Against the Arizona average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Banner Casa Grande Medical Center charged $62,458 on average, 29% less than the Arizona average of $87,638, and was paid $17,606 against a state average of $17,455. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Banner Casa Grande Medical Center charged $51,446 on average, 14% less than the Arizona average of $59,877, and was paid $11,416 against a state average of $11,479. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Banner Casa Grande Medical Center charged $51,001 on average, 28% less than the Arizona average of $70,869, and was paid $14,629 against a state average of $14,917. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Banner Casa Grande Medical Center charged $39,789 on average, 18% less than the Arizona average of $48,588, and was paid $10,064 against a state average of $9,717. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $21,186 was 12% below the state average of $24,129. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $43,856 was 13% above the state average of $38,787. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $47,265 was 4% below the state average of $49,210. For Level 4 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5374), its average charge of $29,976 was 2% above the state average of $29,259.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Banner Casa Grande Medical Center in Casa Grande, AZ, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2023-12-05 (CMS case 2038)
- Met Requirements — 2025-04-09 (CMS case 3687)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.