Arizona / Fort Defiance Indian Hospital
CMS certification 030071 · Fort Defiance, AZ
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Fort Defiance Indian Hospital reported 216 Medicare inpatient stays across 12 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.33 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Arizona, number 51 of 53 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 5×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 189, Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure: 25 stays at an average charge of $18,352, 68% below the national average.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 216
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.33×
- 3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) 51 of 53
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 12 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Fort Defiance Indian Hospital charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 25 | $18,352 | -68% | $14,160 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 25 | $21,809 | -41% | $10,016 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 23 | $17,886 | -53% | $10,503 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 23 | $14,948 | -60% | $10,233 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 20 | $14,920 | -83% | $21,310 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 19 | $10,166 | -75% | $10,045 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 16 | $14,473 | -61% | $10,924 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 15 | $17,282 | -65% | $12,190 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 14 | $17,939 | -70% | $15,280 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 14 | $21,058 | -49% | $11,201 |
| 442 Disorders of Liver except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic... | 11 | $12,014 | -75% | $11,727 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 11 | $15,711 | -69% | $13,910 |
Against the Arizona average
For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Fort Defiance Indian Hospital charged $18,352 on average, 69% less than the Arizona average of $59,227, and was paid $14,160 against a state average of $11,598. For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC (DRG 641), Fort Defiance Indian Hospital charged $21,809 on average, 47% less than the Arizona average of $40,818, and was paid $10,016 against a state average of $7,386. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC (DRG 194), Fort Defiance Indian Hospital charged $17,886 on average, 56% less than the Arizona average of $40,504, and was paid $10,503 against a state average of $7,954. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Fort Defiance Indian Hospital charged $14,948 on average, 60% less than the Arizona average of $37,559, and was paid $10,233 against a state average of $7,603.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.