Arizona / Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 030062 · Show Low, AZ · 4 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center reported 830 Medicare inpatient stays across 33 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.7 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Arizona, number 48 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: 195 stays at an average charge of $41,459, 54% below the national average. It also billed 1,383 outpatient services, charging 6.07 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 830
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.7×
- 3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) 48 of 53
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 4
Inpatient stays
For the 33 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (3%). 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 | 195 | $41,459 | -54% | $19,974 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 57 | $34,610 | -39% | $13,069 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 38 | $30,029 | -50% | $13,445 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 35 | $32,322 | -34% | $10,481 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 32 | $24,947 | -57% | $12,550 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 29 | $30,501 | -57% | $17,028 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 28 | $30,222 | -50% | $13,451 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 25 | $39,674 | -29% | $10,285 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 25 | $38,346 | -49% | $16,052 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $25,810 | -36% | $7,990 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $25,188 | -32% | $7,984 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 18 | $33,410 | -41% | $12,178 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 18 | $97,582 | +5% | $19,123 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 18 | $88,699 | -13% | $21,412 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 18 | $125,425 | -45% | $50,129 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 17 | $22,640 | -55% | $11,299 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 17 | $28,627 | -23% | $8,977 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 16 | $74,836 | -26% | $21,155 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 16 | $103,057 | -24% | $30,114 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 15 | $35,922 | -45% | $14,252 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 15 | $24,549 | -37% | $8,135 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 14 | $39,343 | -22% | $9,267 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $91,493 | -20% | $22,242 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 14 | $97,729 | -30% | $29,725 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 14 | $35,551 | -46% | $15,176 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 13 | $45,001 | -7% | $10,014 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 13 | $32,541 | -22% | $9,143 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 13 | $25,624 | -37% | $9,606 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 13 | $34,175 | -33% | $11,879 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 12 | $28,334 | -33% | $6,997 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $21,956 | -24% | $5,633 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 11 | $48,901 | -43% | $18,137 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 11 | $36,331 | -40% | $12,969 |
Outpatient services
Against the Arizona average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center charged $41,459 on average, 53% less than the Arizona average of $87,638, and was paid $19,974 against a state average of $17,455. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center charged $34,610 on average, 42% less than the Arizona average of $59,877, and was paid $13,069 against a state average of $11,479. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center charged $30,029 on average, 50% less than the Arizona average of $59,468, and was paid $13,445 against a state average of $11,853. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center charged $32,322 on average, 33% less than the Arizona average of $48,588, and was paid $10,481 against a state average of $9,717. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $24,574 was 2% above the state average of $24,129. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $8,765 was 24% below the state average of $11,577. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $83,746 was 8% below the state average of $91,091. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $10,448 was 27% below the state average of $14,311.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, AZ, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-03-15 (CMS case 278)
- CAP Request — 2023-06-26 (CMS case 278)
- Closure Notice — 2023-09-19 (CMS case 278)
- Warning Notice — 2026-06-15 (CMS case 8047)
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.