Arizona / Banner-University Medical Center South Campus
CMS certification 030111 · Tucson, AZ · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Banner-University Medical Center South Campus: charges and Medicare payments
Banner-University Medical Center South Campus reported 482 Medicare inpatient stays across 16 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.67 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Arizona, number 49 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: 139 stays at an average charge of $56,966, 37% below the national average. It also billed 1,004 outpatient services, charging 6.38 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 482
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.67×
- 3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) 49 of 53
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 16 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Banner-University Medical Center South Campus charged more than the national average in 2 (13%). 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 | 139 | $56,966 | -37% | $21,524 |
| 885 Psychoses | 69 | $48,161 | +9% | $17,388 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 45 | $43,555 | -23% | $14,690 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 22 | $29,620 | -50% | $14,846 |
| 881 Depressive Neuroses | 22 | $22,722 | -29% | $11,822 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 21 | $57,486 | -13% | $18,500 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 20 | $55,195 | -22% | $18,613 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 19 | $30,254 | -40% | $13,538 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 19 | $37,448 | -24% | $13,274 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 17 | $34,781 | -54% | $17,131 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 16 | $28,305 | -30% | $11,016 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $48,822 | -34% | $19,838 |
| 897 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation... | 16 | $20,532 | -45% | $10,357 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 15 | $70,721 | +17% | $18,733 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 15 | $127,783 | -44% | $47,241 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 11 | $40,368 | -30% | $14,504 |
Outpatient services
Against the Arizona average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Banner-University Medical Center South Campus charged $56,966 on average, 35% less than the Arizona average of $87,638, and was paid $21,524 against a state average of $17,455. For Psychoses (DRG 885), Banner-University Medical Center South Campus charged $48,161 on average, 0% less than the Arizona average of $48,301, and was paid $17,388 against a state average of $15,091. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Banner-University Medical Center South Campus charged $43,555 on average, 27% less than the Arizona average of $59,877, and was paid $14,690 against a state average of $11,479. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Banner-University Medical Center South Campus charged $29,620 on average, 50% less than the Arizona average of $59,468, and was paid $14,846 against a state average of $11,853. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,449 was 28% below the state average of $24,129. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $467 was 86% below the state average of $3,313. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $31,504 was 19% below the state average of $38,787. For Level 3 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5373), its average charge of $2,989 was 79% below the state average of $14,446.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Banner-University Medical Center South Campus in Tucson, AZ, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-25 (CMS case 5946)
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.