Arizona / Verde Valley Medical Center
CMS certification 030007 · Cottonwood, AZ
Verde Valley Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Verde Valley Medical Center reported 920 Medicare inpatient stays across 40 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.6 times what it was paid — mid-range in Arizona, number 35 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: 106 stays at an average charge of $99,209, 10% above the national average. It also billed 965 outpatient services, charging 5.86 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 920
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.6×
- 3Rank in AZ (highest ratio = 1) 35 of 53
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 40 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Verde Valley Medical Center charged more than the national average in 31 (78%). 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 | 106 | $99,209 | +10% | $22,783 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 60 | $70,210 | +25% | $14,520 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 54 | $88,620 | +26% | $19,110 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 51 | $72,548 | +21% | $15,208 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 34 | $43,402 | +15% | $9,315 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 33 | $82,063 | -19% | $23,604 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 29 | $57,777 | +44% | $9,086 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 27 | $58,949 | +2% | $14,104 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 27 | $52,446 | +45% | $8,557 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 25 | $65,403 | +27% | $13,004 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 23 | $40,972 | -19% | $9,086 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 22 | $69,818 | +23% | $13,882 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 22 | $52,332 | +8% | $11,292 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 22 | $80,074 | -22% | $23,017 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 21 | $40,064 | 0% | $8,614 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 21 | $37,405 | +30% | $6,445 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $54,175 | +45% | $10,217 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $69,486 | +15% | $15,157 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 18 | $48,598 | +19% | $10,317 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 18 | $62,913 | +28% | $11,943 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 17 | $79,430 | +5% | $18,426 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 17 | $54,103 | +39% | $8,737 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 17 | $236,383 | +3% | $57,685 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 16 | $82,304 | +29% | $12,340 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 16 | $116,396 | +2% | $20,624 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 16 | $67,424 | -13% | $18,119 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 15 | $87,782 | +33% | $17,206 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 14 | $62,251 | +12% | $11,648 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 14 | $43,934 | -4% | $9,896 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 13 | $106,109 | +6% | $22,866 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 13 | $180,956 | -16% | $51,288 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $142,377 | +27% | $24,476 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $56,656 | +53% | $9,085 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 11 | $71,426 | +41% | $10,506 |
| 282 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive without CC/MCC | 11 | $63,625 | +47% | $8,313 |
| 372 Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections... | 11 | $73,202 | +54% | $12,080 |
| 388 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with MCC | 11 | $88,210 | +29% | $16,669 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 11 | $94,999 | -32% | $33,294 |
| 660 Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with CC | 11 | $52,744 | -22% | $15,315 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $94,080 | +28% | $19,135 |
Outpatient services
Against the Arizona average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Verde Valley Medical Center charged $99,209 on average, 13% more than the Arizona average of $87,638, and was paid $22,783 against a state average of $17,455. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Verde Valley Medical Center charged $70,210 on average, 17% more than the Arizona average of $59,877, and was paid $14,520 against a state average of $11,479. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Verde Valley Medical Center charged $88,620 on average, 25% more than the Arizona average of $70,869, and was paid $19,110 against a state average of $14,917. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Verde Valley Medical Center charged $72,548 on average, 22% more than the Arizona average of $59,468, and was paid $15,208 against a state average of $11,853. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $17,221 was 29% below the state average of $24,129. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $7,882 was 32% below the state average of $11,577. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $30,112 was 39% below the state average of $49,210. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $32,169 was 6% below the state average of $34,042.
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.