Arizona / Valley View Medical Center
CMS certification 030117 · Fort Mohave, AZ · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Valley View Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Valley View Medical Center reported 61 Medicare inpatient stays across 3 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 7.64 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 33 stays at an average charge of $100,197, 11% above the national average. It also billed 250 outpatient services, charging 15.07 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 61
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 7.64×
- 3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 3 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Valley View Medical Center charged more than the national average in 3 (100%). 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 | 33 | $100,197 | +11% | $14,864 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 16 | $91,753 | +54% | $9,913 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 12 | $66,562 | +73% | $6,718 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 69 | $43,754 | $2,708 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 63 | $170,550 | $13,002 |
| Level 1 Intraocular Procedures | 24 | $22,564 | $2,000 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 19 | $52,047 | $3,203 |
| Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 19 | $144,710 | $18,397 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 18 | $95,694 | $7,079 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services | 15 | $46,381 | $2,015 |
| Level 1 Endovascular Procedures | 12 | $69,781 | $3,229 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 11 | $30,438 | $1,591 |
Against the Arizona average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Valley View Medical Center charged $100,197 on average, 14% more than the Arizona average of $87,638, and was paid $14,864 against a state average of $17,455. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Valley View Medical Center charged $91,753 on average, 54% more than the Arizona average of $59,468, and was paid $9,913 against a state average of $11,853. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC (DRG 194), Valley View Medical Center charged $66,562 on average, 64% more than the Arizona average of $40,504, and was paid $6,718 against a state average of $7,954. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $43,754 was 81% above the state average of $24,129. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $170,550 was 87% above the state average of $91,091. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $22,564 was 102% above the state average of $11,151. For Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5113), its average charge of $52,047 was 76% above the state average of $29,563.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Valley View Medical Center in Fort Mohave, AZ, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-06-17 (CMS case 5239)
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.