Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center reported 432 Medicare inpatient stays across 18 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.43 times what it was paid — mid-range in Arizona, number 19 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: 71 stays at an average charge of $79,001, 13% below the national average. It also billed 1,181 outpatient services, charging 11.4 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 432
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.43×
3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) 19 of 53
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 18 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center charged more than the national average in 6 (33%). 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	71	$79,001	-13%	$13,863
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	49	$57,924	+3%	$9,264
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	32	$38,189	-5%	$6,130
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	32	$131,817	+41%	$13,993
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	31	$40,417	-18%	$8,712
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	28	$35,550	-6%	$6,243
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	21	$48,681	-19%	$9,381
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	18	$81,969	+16%	$11,962
468 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement without CC/MCC	18	$198,916	+61%	$21,618
603 Cellulitis without MCC	18	$31,899	-14%	$6,618
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	17	$34,025	-13%	$5,884
683 Renal Failure with CC	17	$39,672	-3%	$6,385
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	16	$45,287	-38%	$11,321
467 Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with CC	14	$180,005	+14%	$24,538
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC	14	$40,430	-15%	$7,483
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	13	$36,650	-1%	$5,667
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	12	$42,819	-29%	$10,255
194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC	11	$41,471	+8%	$7,006

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	322	$113,570	$12,726
Comprehensive Observation Services	286	$27,776	$2,663
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	109	$18,915	$1,568
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	59	$80,297	$6,676
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	58	$37,787	$3,300
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	52	$22,274	$2,766
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	51	$30,005	$3,106
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	47	$53,101	$5,524
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	41	$49,074	$4,967
Level 1 Nerve Procedures	31	$22,616	$1,880
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	30	$21,296	$1,561
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	30	$48,227	$3,146
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	28	$19,844	$1,981
Level 2 Vascular Procedures	25	$12,854	$1,524
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	12	$70,516	$10,336

Against the Arizona average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center charged $79,001 on average, 10% less than the Arizona average of $87,638, and was paid $13,863 against a state average of $17,455. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center charged $57,924 on average, 3% less than the Arizona average of $59,877, and was paid $9,264 against a state average of $11,479. For Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive Disorders without MCC (DRG 392), Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center charged $38,189 on average, 15% less than the Arizona average of $44,884, and was paid $6,130 against a state average of $7,741. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center charged $131,817 on average, 18% more than the Arizona average of $111,535, and was paid $13,993 against a state average of $15,451. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $113,570 was 25% above the state average of $91,091. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $27,776 was 15% above the state average of $24,129. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $18,915 was 63% above the state average of $11,577. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $80,297 was 39% above the state average of $57,782.

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.