Arizona / Havasu Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 030069 · Lake Havasu City, AZ · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Havasu Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Havasu Regional Medical Center reported 1,164 Medicare inpatient stays across 44 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 9.12 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Arizona, number 7 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: 182 stays at an average charge of $147,526, 63% above the national average. It also billed 1,956 outpatient services, charging 11.03 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,164
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 9.12×
- 3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) 7 of 53
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 44 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Havasu Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 42 (95%). 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 | 182 | $147,526 | +63% | $15,231 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 107 | $98,496 | +71% | $10,227 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 55 | $106,689 | +41% | $12,297 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 50 | $103,204 | +83% | $11,750 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 38 | $118,648 | +68% | $13,754 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 34 | $108,561 | +82% | $10,242 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 30 | $79,817 | +58% | $7,143 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 29 | $72,228 | +47% | $7,946 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 27 | $44,423 | +55% | $4,572 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 26 | $52,537 | +45% | $5,842 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 26 | $136,470 | +35% | $15,786 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 26 | $144,734 | +41% | $16,138 |
| 235 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization with MCC | 25 | $407,083 | +39% | $44,789 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 25 | $86,250 | +52% | $9,273 |
| 219 Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures... | 23 | $574,412 | +44% | $64,264 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 22 | $86,670 | +56% | $7,988 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $77,171 | +108% | $6,120 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 22 | $70,241 | +73% | $8,254 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 20 | $297,382 | +30% | $41,028 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 19 | $105,626 | +24% | $13,712 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 19 | $102,173 | +99% | $9,085 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 18 | $80,775 | +60% | $8,240 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 18 | $181,086 | +58% | $14,573 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 18 | $145,119 | +56% | $14,452 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 18 | $65,685 | +74% | $6,318 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 17 | $69,949 | +61% | $5,943 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 16 | $70,239 | +39% | $6,287 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 16 | $101,587 | +56% | $10,872 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 16 | $65,441 | +29% | $8,632 |
| 233 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 15 | $528,297 | +37% | $60,791 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 15 | $88,077 | +81% | $7,616 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $79,938 | +99% | $10,469 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 14 | $116,934 | +54% | $13,567 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 14 | $51,591 | -14% | $10,174 |
| 036 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC | 13 | $121,979 | +38% | $13,824 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 13 | $84,739 | -15% | $15,085 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 13 | $372,391 | +31% | $49,456 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $127,935 | +14% | $16,544 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $96,109 | +50% | $8,451 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 13 | $80,795 | +77% | $6,768 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 13 | $67,843 | +74% | $6,236 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 13 | $106,525 | +62% | $11,532 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 12 | $168,123 | +21% | $22,328 |
| 176 Pulmonary Embolism without MCC | 11 | $69,830 | +68% | $6,357 |
Outpatient services
Against the Arizona average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Havasu Regional Medical Center charged $147,526 on average, 68% more than the Arizona average of $87,638, and was paid $15,231 against a state average of $17,455. For Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure (DRG 189), Havasu Regional Medical Center charged $98,496 on average, 66% more than the Arizona average of $59,227, and was paid $10,227 against a state average of $11,598. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Havasu Regional Medical Center charged $106,689 on average, 28% more than the Arizona average of $83,334, and was paid $12,297 against a state average of $13,989. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Havasu Regional Medical Center charged $103,204 on average, 72% more than the Arizona average of $59,877, and was paid $11,750 against a state average of $11,479. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $118,819 was 30% above the state average of $91,091. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $46,810 was 38% above the state average of $34,042. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $15,925 was 10% above the state average of $14,511. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $22,844 was 97% above the state average of $11,577.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Havasu Regional Medical Center in Lake Havasu City, AZ, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2024-02-27 (CMS case 1868)
- Warning Notice — 2025-06-27 (CMS case 5247)
- Closure Notice — 2025-07-09 (CMS case 5247)
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.